Central/North Vancouver Island
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS BC RECEIVED AS MUCH AS $33M FROM PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Local governments, First Nations, not-for-profit organizations and manufacturing businesses in northern B.C. are receiving funding from the the Rural Economic Diversification and...
MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 15, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER VANCOUVER ISLAND
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND The new gas station, which will have a sales building, restrooms, and four fuel pumps, was inaugurated on May 8 during a...
ENHANCING ECONOMIC DIVERSITY IN COWICHAN: CELEBRATING RECENT REDIP FUNDING RECIPIENTS
The Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program (REDIP) has recently allocated significant funding to various businesses and organizations in the Cowichan Valley. The three recipients...
EMILIE DE ROSENROLL JOINS INNOVATE BC AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in...
BCREA: NEW LISTINGS BOUNCE HIGHER IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,569 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in April 2024, an increase...
South Vancouver Island
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
EMILIE DE ROSENROLL JOINS INNOVATE BC AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in...
BCREA: NEW LISTINGS BOUNCE HIGHER IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,569 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in April 2024, an increase...
BCREA: APRIL 2024 HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 0.8 per cent to 240,229 units in April at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 8 per cent from the same month last year....
TALENTED TEAM SPURS GROWTH AT CAROLYNN WILSON ARCHITECT LTD.
VICTORIA – A talented team with highly specialized technical skills support production and growth at Carolynn Wilson Architect Ltd. The team produces drafting, 3D renderings and fly-thru animations,...
NAV CANADA INAUGURATES CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW VICTORIA AIRPORT CONTROL TOWER
VICTORIA - The event took place at the new construction site, located near the Airside Operations Centre, with representatives from NAV CANADA, the Airport Authority, as well as from municipal...
Thompson Okanagan
MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 16, 2024 – BUSINESS EXAMINER THOMPSON OKANAGAN
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Sean MacAvoy has joined the iA Auto Finance sales team and will be responsible for the Vancouver, Okanagan, and rural areas of British Columbia....
KELOWNA CHAMBER AWARDS OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEERS
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber handed out awards to several remarkable individuals Thursday evening, April 25 in recognition of their outstanding community service over the past year at the annual...
KAMLOOPS TRUSS LTD.: EMPOWERING WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
KAMLOOPS - In an industry often perceived as male-dominated, Kamloops Truss Ltd. stands out—not just for its innovative solutions in building and design, but also for its commitment to breaking the...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 16, 2024
Location: Penticton (commercial add/alter) Address: 960 Railway St - Canadian Tire Addition Description: Addition to existing Canadian Tire retail store - 2 storeys - increasing retail, warehouse...
CITY OF KAMLOOPS UPDATING BYLAWS TO COMPLY WITH PROVINCE
KAMLOOPS - After months of work, the City of Kamloops’s Community Planning team is sharing an update on how provincial housing legislation announced at the end of 2023 will affect two overarching...
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
Fraser Valley
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
EMILIE DE ROSENROLL JOINS INNOVATE BC AS NEW BOARD CHAIR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Innovate BC is pleased to welcome Emilie de Rosenroll as the new Chair of its Board of Directors, effective May 14, 2024. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in...
BCREA: NEW LISTINGS BOUNCE HIGHER IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 7,569 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) systems in April 2024, an increase...
BCREA: APRIL 2024 HOUSING STARTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts fell 0.8 per cent to 240,229 units in April at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were down 8 per cent from the same month last year....
LANGLEY CHAMBER: SUPPORTING BC RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL RESTAURATEURS
LANGLEY - On May 7th, the Langley Chamber held a discussion on the state of the hospitality sector featuring a presentation from Ian Tostenson, President of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices...
ADENTRA POSTS SOLID FIRST QUARTER NUMBERS
LANGLEY – Architectural building products distributors ADENTRA Inc. generated sales of $721.7 million and a gross margin of $118.2 million in the first quarter of 2024, the Langley-based firm...
Northern BC
GEOSCIENCE BC CREATES FIRST NORTHEAST BC LITHIUM DATABASE
NORTHERN BC - In July of 2022, the Geoscience BC Society was approved for a $200,000 grant to collect data about the amount of lithium available in Northeast B.C. The NEBC Lithium – Formation Water...
PRINCE GEORGE AUTO WRECKING LTD. IS IN THE BUSINESS OF RECYCLING
PRINCE GEORGE – Prince George Auto Wrecking Ltd. is in the recycling business. Established in 1940, the family business at 9223 Northern Crescent at the south end of the BCR Industrial site is well...
CFIB: MANDATING A $20/HOUR LIVING WAGE COULD PUSH SMALL BUSINESSES TO THE BRINK OF CLOSURE
CFIB’s new report highlights flaws with minimum and living wage policies BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the Canadian economy $44.9 billion in...
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS – MAY 16, 2024
PRINCE GEORGE Chris O'Riley, President and CEO of BC Hydro, will be honoured at a breakfast event hosted by the Prince George Chamber on June 14 at the Courtyard by Marriott in Prince...
PRINCE GEORGE CHAMBER CONTINUES TO WORK FOR MEMBERS
PRINCE GEORGE - Hadih. Education is a big part of what we do at the Prince George Chamber of Commerce. As staff, we’re constantly educating ourselves so that we can provide better service to our...
RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS BC RECEIVED AS MUCH AS $33M FROM PROVINCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Local governments, First Nations, not-for-profit organizations and manufacturing businesses in northern B.C. are receiving funding from the the Rural Economic Diversification and...
