Central/North Vancouver Island
B.C. FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN UVIC INNOVATION CHALLENGE
VICTORIA – A total of four B.C. based companies have been announced as participants in an Innovation Challenge to be delivered through Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace and enabled by the BC...
ADVISORY: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION’S CONTACT CENTRE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our communities. As owners juggle staffing, customer expectations, daily operations, and long-term growth, financial...
FEDERAL FUNDING ENABLES ATLAS TO ADD ROBOTICS
NANAIMO - Atlas Engineered Products Ltd. will build a new, cutting-edge wood manufacturing facility, powered by advanced robotics in its Ontario plant, thanks to funding announced through Natural...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 15, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc., a renowned coastal seafood processor and retailer, has formally transitioned to Indigenous...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: APRIL 15, 25, 2026
North Island development activity spans large-scale mixed-use redevelopment, mid-rise housing proposals advancing through rezoning, and townhouse construction now underway across multiple...
DEEBEE’S ORGANICS HITS BULLS-EYE WITH TARGET
VICTORIA – DeeBee’s Organics has found a new Target for its SuperFruit Freezie Pops. The company, founded in Victoria by Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker in 2013, announced that Target will carry the pops...
South Vancouver Island
B.C. FIRMS PARTICIPATING IN UVIC INNOVATION CHALLENGE
VICTORIA – A total of four B.C. based companies have been announced as participants in an Innovation Challenge to be delivered through Innovate BC’s Integrated Marketplace and enabled by the BC...
ADVISORY: MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION’S CONTACT CENTRE
VANCOUVER ISLAND - Small and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of our communities. As owners juggle staffing, customer expectations, daily operations, and long-term growth, financial...
FEDERAL FUNDING ENABLES ATLAS TO ADD ROBOTICS
NANAIMO - Atlas Engineered Products Ltd. will build a new, cutting-edge wood manufacturing facility, powered by advanced robotics in its Ontario plant, thanks to funding announced through Natural...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: APRIL 15, 25, 2026
North Island development activity spans large-scale mixed-use redevelopment, mid-rise housing proposals advancing through rezoning, and townhouse construction now underway across multiple...
DEEBEE’S ORGANICS HITS BULLS-EYE WITH TARGET
VICTORIA – DeeBee’s Organics has found a new Target for its SuperFruit Freezie Pops. The company, founded in Victoria by Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker in 2013, announced that Target will carry the pops...
BCREA: BC SEES DROP IN EMPLOYMENT FOR MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, with the economy gaining 14,000 jobs (+0.1 per cent) to 21.051 million in March. The employment rate and...
Thompson Okanagan
BCREA: BC SEES DROP IN EMPLOYMENT FOR MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, with the economy gaining 14,000 jobs (+0.1 per cent) to 21.051 million in March. The employment rate and...
CANADIAN PATIENTS WAIT TOO LONG TO BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
OTTAWA - The rigid bureaucracy and funding models of Canada’s healthcare systems slows the adoption of new medical technologies, to the detriment of patients, argues the MEI in an Economic Note...
BEST BUY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Best Buy Canada is celebrating 25 years of doing business in Canada this year. With over 300 locations across the country that highlight the latest and greatest tech, and 80...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 9, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Anita Handregan will take on the role of CEO & Registrar of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) starting April 15, 2026. Julie Maitland...
MAJORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES INCREASING IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Majority women-owned businesses in Canada are on the rise. Majority women-owned businesses accounted for 20.6% of all private sector businesses in Canada in the first quarter of...
LOCAL RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET ACTIVITY PICKS UP HEADING INTO SPRING
KELOWNA - Residential real estate activity in March showed signs of gaining momentum ahead of the spring market, reports the Association of Interior Realtors (the Association). A total of 1,154...
Fraser Valley
FEDERAL FUNDING ENABLES ATLAS TO ADD ROBOTICS
NANAIMO - Atlas Engineered Products Ltd. will build a new, cutting-edge wood manufacturing facility, powered by advanced robotics in its Ontario plant, thanks to funding announced through Natural...
DEEBEE’S ORGANICS HITS BULLS-EYE WITH TARGET
VICTORIA – DeeBee’s Organics has found a new Target for its SuperFruit Freezie Pops. The company, founded in Victoria by Dr. Dionne Laslo-Baker in 2013, announced that Target will carry the pops...
BCREA: BC SEES DROP IN EMPLOYMENT FOR MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, with the economy gaining 14,000 jobs (+0.1 per cent) to 21.051 million in March. The employment rate and...
CANADIAN PATIENTS WAIT TOO LONG TO BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
OTTAWA - The rigid bureaucracy and funding models of Canada’s healthcare systems slows the adoption of new medical technologies, to the detriment of patients, argues the MEI in an Economic Note...
BEST BUY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Best Buy Canada is celebrating 25 years of doing business in Canada this year. With over 300 locations across the country that highlight the latest and greatest tech, and 80...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 9, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Anita Handregan will take on the role of CEO & Registrar of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) starting April 15, 2026. Julie Maitland...
Northern BC
BCREA: BC SEES DROP IN EMPLOYMENT FOR MARCH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment was largely unchanged from the previous month, with the economy gaining 14,000 jobs (+0.1 per cent) to 21.051 million in March. The employment rate and...
CANADIAN PATIENTS WAIT TOO LONG TO BENEFIT FROM MEDICAL INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES
OTTAWA - The rigid bureaucracy and funding models of Canada’s healthcare systems slows the adoption of new medical technologies, to the detriment of patients, argues the MEI in an Economic Note...
BEST BUY CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF BUSINESS IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Best Buy Canada is celebrating 25 years of doing business in Canada this year. With over 300 locations across the country that highlight the latest and greatest tech, and 80...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 9, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Anita Handregan will take on the role of CEO & Registrar of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) starting April 15, 2026. Julie Maitland...
MAJORITY WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES INCREASING IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Majority women-owned businesses in Canada are on the rise. Majority women-owned businesses accounted for 20.6% of all private sector businesses in Canada in the first quarter of...
FORTISBC PLANS INCLUDE LOWER MAINLAND, OKANAGAN AND ISLAND PROJECTS
BRITISH COLUMBIA – FortisBC Energy Inc. has submitted its 2026 long-term gas resource plan to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), and it includes projects like the Hartland Landfill...