VERNON – POWDR has sold SilverStar Mountain Resort to Pacific Group Resorts (PGR) of Park City, Utah. SilverStar is the sixth resort owned by PGR, including Mount Washington Alpine Resort on...
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THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 28, 2025
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS Partnerships with The Crossing Group and Nakoda Energy have been announced by the West Moberly Corporate Alliance (WMCA), the economic arm of...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 28, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Ryan Dermody has been named the permanent CEO of the Vancouver Island Ferry Company (VIFC), which runs the Hullo passenger ferries between downtown Nanaimo and...
ICBA: NOW IS THE TIME FOR BC TO SUPPORT CANADA’S ENERGY FUTURE
by Jonathan M BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA) is welcoming the new Ottawa–Alberta Memorandum of Understanding on energy, infrastructure, pipelines,...
40 YEARS OF COMMUNITY FUTURES: A YEAR OF CELEBRATION, IMPACT, AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As 2025 draws to a close, Community Futures British Columbia (CFBC) is reflecting on a milestone year, one that marks 40 years of supporting entrepreneurs, growing communities,...
EDITORIAL: MANLY’S ‘ANTI-HARMAC’ BYLAW AIMS TO HANDCUFF ONE OF NANAIMO’S BEST COMPANIES
NANAIMO - When Coun. Paul Manly tabled a zoning amendment to Bylaw 4500 that could effectively change the heavy industry zoning in Nanaimo on November 17, there was one main target: Nanaimo Forest...
MORTGAGE PAYMENTS FOR TYPICAL HOME NOW EXCEEDS 60% OF AFTER-TAX FAMILY INCOME
BRITISH COLUMBIA - To buy a typical home, British Columbia families earning the local median income would have to devote more than 60 per cent of their after-tax earnings to monthly mortgage...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 21, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Milan Mann, President of The BM Group, has joined the ownership team of Vancouver Bandits and Bandits Sports & Entertainment (BSE), owners of the Vancouver...
BC GOVERNMENT’S PROJECTED DEBT – MORE THAN FOUR TIMES WHAT IT WAS A DECADE AGO
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia government’s projected net debt (total debt minus financial assets) in 2027/28 is more than four times higher than what the province’s debt was in 2016/17,...
BCREA: RETAIL SALES DOWN IN SEPTEMBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales decreased by 0.7 per cent to $69.8 billion in September compared to the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales were up by 3.4...
CPI ROSE 2.2 PER CENT IN OCTOBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.2 per cent on a year-over-year basis in October, down from a 2.4 per cent increase in September. On a...
CASTERLAND CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY KEEPING CUSTOMERS MOVING SMOOTHLY
PITT MEADOWS – Casterland has been helping customers move around smoothly in many different ways for five decades, and the company just keeps rolling forward. Casterland is the leading caster and...
CRD’S ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Recently, the Victoria Residential Building Association (VRBA) participated in a consultation by the Capital Regional District on housing affordability. The CRD asked: What are...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TAKES AIM AT AGRICULTURE TRADE BARRIERS
OTTAWA - Canada’s government is addressing barriers to trade of agriculture and agri-food products through targeted efforts with stakeholders, including helping businesses obtain a federal food...
GVBOT AND UDI SUPPORTING PROFESSIONAL RELIANCE ACT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) and the Urban Development Institute (UDI) have issued a joint statement indicating their support of Bill M 216 - the Professional...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS NOVEMBER 14, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC NORTHERN BC Cascadia Seaweed is expanding into new markets, and is setting up a larger farm and biorefinery near Prince Rupert. A new housing project is...