BRITISH COLUMBIA - On February 22, the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, announced...
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Episode Summary Welcome to episode 57 of the Business Examiner News Group's From the trenches podcast. Mike Marshall, Partner and CEO of Kinsol Timber Systems, joins host John MacDonald on the...
BC Budget 2022 More Compass Than Roadmap For Economic Recovery
VICTORIA – The provincial government unveiled its 2022 budget yesterday with a focus on child care, and investments to make communities safer from toxic drugs and devastating climate events. Other...
Budget A Missed Opportunity To Improve British Columbians’ Standard Of Living
BRITISH COLUMBIA - While the Business Council of BC welcomes the BC Government’s plans to improve social supports, boost capital spending and advance reconciliation, we are increasingly concerned at...
Throne Speech A Glimpse At Province’s Plans For 2022
GREATER VICTORIA - As we look ahead to the promise of an exceptional year, now is the time for bright-eyed clarity. The fog of Omicron has broken, and businesses are doing what they do best....
BCCPA: COVID-19 And Your 2021 Personal Income Tax Filing
BRITISH COLUMBIA - This year marks yet another pandemic tax season. And just like last year, when you file your personal income taxes for 2021, it will be important to note some changes in how...
Colwood Fire Rescue Transitions To Paid On Call Model
COLWOOD - The Colwood Fire Department has provided Fire Rescue service through a volunteer model for the past 75 years. Now, with volunteerism declining in organizations throughout North America,...
New Nursing Training Seats Coming Provincewide
BRITISH COLUMBIA – A total of 602 new nursing seats will be added to approximately 2,000 seats currently in nursing programs in BC’s public post-secondary institutions. The new seats include 362...
Despite Pandemic Impact BC Ferries Shows Signs Of Recovery
VICTORIA – BC Ferries released its results for the three months ending December 31, 2021. During the third quarter, two million vehicles and 4.1 million passengers accessed the ferry service, an...
From The Trenches Podcast: Driving Factors Behind Huge Company Growth
Episode Summary Welcome to episode 56 of the Business Examiner News Group's From the trenches podcast. Cory Wright, Principal and Managing Broker of William Wright Commercial Real Estate Services,...
Lynx Air Adds Victoria To Its Network
VICTORIA - Canada’s new ultra-affordable airline, Lynx Air (Lynx), is continuing to take off in the Canadian market with the addition of Victoria, BC to its growing network and the expansion of its...
BCBC: BC’s New Economic Development Plan Lacks Meaningful Actions To Attract Investment
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Business Council of British Columbia thanks Minister Ravi Kahlon and the Provincial Government for their new Economic Development Plan, which offers a vision of an inclusive...
Forest Sector Raises Questions Around Federal Carbon Revenue Sharing Plan
OTTAWA – Canada’s forest sector was an early adopter of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at its operations across the country. Not only do wood-based products store carbon and have the power...
CPABC: Greater Victoria Starts 2022 Off With Low Unemployment
VICTORIA - These findings are an update from CPABC’s report BC Check-Up: Work, which highlights employment conditions across the province. Greater Victoria has a significant amount of employment in...
United Raw Pet Foods Opens Distribution Arm
LANGFORD – United Raw Distribution Inc. has been created by parent company Dane Creek Capital Corp. as a distribution arm of their United Raw Pet Foods Inc., which has operations and outlets across...
BCREA: Prices Affected By Rise In Shelter Costs
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 5.1 per cent on a year-over-year basis in January, up from 4.8 per cent in December. On a month-over-month...