Central/North Vancouver Island
2025 STATE OF THE ISLAND ECONOMIC SUMMIT RETURNS WITH BOLD VISION & BROADENED SCOPE
NANAIMO - As Island communities navigate global pressures - from climate disruption and housing instability to geopolitical uncertainty and digital transformation - the Vancouver Island Economic...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 6, 2025
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island NORTH ISLAND Applications from qualified organizations for Port Hardy's Permissive Tax Exemptions for 2026 and thereafter are being accepted through...
VIREB: HOUSING MARKET WEATHERING ECONOMIC CROSSWINDS
NANAIMO – The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) recorded 806 unit sales (all property types) in July 2025, up 10 per cent from one year ago. Year-over-year active listings (all property...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 6, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island PARKSVILLE – 1225 Franklin's Gull Rd (multi-family new) Affordable...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 5, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island VICTORIA – 608 Toronto St (multi-family new) Townhouses – Missing...
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCING: HOW COMMUNITY FUTURES BC LOANS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 40 years, Community Futures British Columbia (CFBC) and its network of 34 locally based offices have helped small and medium-sized businesses in rural and underserved...
South Vancouver Island
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 6, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island PARKSVILLE – 1225 Franklin's Gull Rd (multi-family new) Affordable...
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS A KEY COMPONENT OF GREATER VICTORIA VISITOR ECONOMY
VICTORIA - A couple of weeks ago, anyone walking along the picturesque Ross Bay waterfront would have noticed hundreds of classic cars lined up along Dallas Road, bumper to bumper. For Destination...
JULY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE MARKET WELL PACED
VICTORIA - A total of 680 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this July, 4.6 per cent more than the 650 properties sold in July 2024 and 10.6 per cent fewer than in June 2025....
SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 5, 2025
News Impacting Southern Vancouver Island Business VICTORIA Lindsay Kearns, Coordinator for the BC Centre for Women in the Trades, has been elected as the new Chair of the Camosun College Board of...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 5, 2025
Jobsites in motion. Early intel from Yellow Sheet’s latest report—permits, tenders, and active planning across Vancouver Island VICTORIA – 608 Toronto St (multi-family new) Townhouses – Missing...
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCING: HOW COMMUNITY FUTURES BC LOANS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 40 years, Community Futures British Columbia (CFBC) and its network of 34 locally based offices have helped small and medium-sized businesses in rural and underserved...
Thompson Okanagan
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 7, 2025
Location: Columbia Shuswap Reg Dist (multi-family new) Address: 414 416 Humbert St, Revelstoke - Townhouses - Hemlock Description: New townhouse development - 8 structures - 39 units - 2 and 3...
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2025 KELOWNA CHAMBER BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber just opened 2025 nominations for the 38th annual Business Excellence Awards: A Night of Champions. Business owners, entrepreneurs, not for profits and arts and cultural...
WESTWOOD CABINETRY LAUNCHES NEW ELITE SERIES
KELOWNA – Innovation and premium craftsmanship has been the hallmarks of Westwood Cabinetry, a family business that has been operating since 1972. Now run by President Angie Norman, daughter of the...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 7, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KELOWNA Matthew Campese has been promoted to Associate Financial Advisor at CIBC Orchard Park in Kelowna. Dr. Agnes Weighill has been appointed as the new...
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCING: HOW COMMUNITY FUTURES BC LOANS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 40 years, Community Futures British Columbia (CFBC) and its network of 34 locally based offices have helped small and medium-sized businesses in rural and underserved...
MNP: RESPONDING TO MOTOR FUEL TAX ASSESSMENTS IN THE B.C. FORESTRY SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In British Columbia’s forestry sector, logging and trucking businesses are beginning to take a closer look at how they manage and report fuel use. While the Motor Fuel tax rules...
Fraser Valley
FRASER VALLEY REAL ESTATE SALES ACTIVITY LEVELS OFF
SURREY - Market conditions are ideal for Fraser Valley home buyers this summer, but the persistent gap between buyers’ and sellers’ price expectations continues to suppress sales. The Fraser Valley...
FRASER VALLEY MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 5, 2025
Fraser Valley Business News DELTA Donny van Dyk, the current City Manager of Delta, has been appointed as the new City Manager of Vancouver. Dr. Paul Keown from Delta has received the 2025...
GREEN SHEET FRASER VALLEY BUILDING BRIEFS: AUGUST 5, 2025
Location: Chilliwack (multi-family new) Address: 45639 Spadina Ave - Condominiums - The Ottison Description: New multi family development - 4 storeys - 44 condominium units - u/g parking Status:...
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCING: HOW COMMUNITY FUTURES BC LOANS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 40 years, Community Futures British Columbia (CFBC) and its network of 34 locally based offices have helped small and medium-sized businesses in rural and underserved...
MNP: RESPONDING TO MOTOR FUEL TAX ASSESSMENTS IN THE B.C. FORESTRY SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In British Columbia’s forestry sector, logging and trucking businesses are beginning to take a closer look at how they manage and report fuel use. While the Motor Fuel tax rules...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 1, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Geoff Ritchie has been appointed as the new President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority, effective July 2, 2025. Ritchie has accumulated more than...
Northern BC
WESTWOOD CABINETRY LAUNCHES NEW ELITE SERIES
KELOWNA – Innovation and premium craftsmanship has been the hallmarks of Westwood Cabinetry, a family business that has been operating since 1972. Now run by President Angie Norman, daughter of the...
FESTIVALS AND EVENTS A KEY COMPONENT OF GREATER VICTORIA VISITOR ECONOMY
VICTORIA - A couple of weeks ago, anyone walking along the picturesque Ross Bay waterfront would have noticed hundreds of classic cars lined up along Dallas Road, bumper to bumper. For Destination...
JULY VICTORIA REAL ESTATE MARKET WELL PACED
VICTORIA - A total of 680 properties sold in the Victoria Real Estate Board region this July, 4.6 per cent more than the 650 properties sold in July 2024 and 10.6 per cent fewer than in June 2025....
SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES WITH FLEXIBLE FINANCING: HOW COMMUNITY FUTURES BC LOANS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - For 40 years, Community Futures British Columbia (CFBC) and its network of 34 locally based offices have helped small and medium-sized businesses in rural and underserved...
MNP: RESPONDING TO MOTOR FUEL TAX ASSESSMENTS IN THE B.C. FORESTRY SECTOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - In British Columbia’s forestry sector, logging and trucking businesses are beginning to take a closer look at how they manage and report fuel use. While the Motor Fuel tax rules...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS AUGUST 1, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Geoff Ritchie has been appointed as the new President and CEO of the Prince George Airport Authority, effective July 2, 2025. Ritchie has accumulated more than...