News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Cari Watson has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Client Experience and Digital at Westland Insurance Group Ltd. Jody Bellefleur has been named...
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THOMPSON OKANAGAN BUSINESS NEWS
ICBA ECONOMICS: THE SHIFTING SANDS OF INTERPROVINCIAL MIGRATION TRENDS IN B.C. AND ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Recently released data from Statistics Canada show that in the final quarter of 2025, B.C. recorded a net inflow of about 1,200 interprovincial migrants. While modest, this marks...
PORT OPERATOR DP WORLD MARKS 20 YEARS IN CANADA
VANCOUVER – DP World marks 20 years of operations in Canada with the acknowledgement that it has spent over $1.7 billion since 2006 to build, expand, and modernize critical supply chain...
BUSINESS COALITION CALLS ON BC NDP TO SCRAP ADDED PST
VANCOUVER – A group of prominent and influential business leaders has called on the NDP government to eliminate the recently announced expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax to a wide range of...
BCREA: CANADIAN ECONOMY EXPERIENCED MODEST GROWTH IN JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew by 0.1 per cent in January after increasing by 0.2 per cent in December. Goods-producing sectors rose by 0.2 per cent, while service-producing industries...
BELL CANADA AND BUZZ HPC PARTNERSHIP ADVANCES AI INFRASTRUCTURE IN MERRITT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Bell Canada announced the continued growth of Bell AI Fabric through an expanded partnership with BUZZ High Performance Computing (HPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of HIVE Digital...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 27, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Brandon Craig will assume the roles of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of BHP Group Limited on July 1, 2026. Chip Bergh, the former President and...
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES URGE GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP MOMENTUM ON REDUCING INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS
OTTAWA - With federal, provincial, and territorial ministers set to meet next week for the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT), the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling on...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2025
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The average value of Canadian farmland continued its steady climb in 2025, increasing by 9.3 per cent, according to the latest FCC Farmland Values Report. The Prairie provinces...
BCREA: B.C. SEES INCREASE IN JANUARY RETAIL SALES
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales increased by 1.1 per cent to $70.7 billion in January compared to the previous month. Retail sales were 1.5 per cent higher compared to the same last year....
ICBA ECONOMICS: EARNINGS, INCOME AND WEALTH IN B.C. AND ALBERTA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - What can we say about the economic well-being of families and workers in Canada’s two westernmost provinces – British Columbia and Alberta? The question takes on special...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 20, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Jason Towers has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Strategic Operations at Chandos Construction. George Siahaan is starting a new position as Digital...
COMPANY DEVELOPS CEMENT SUPPLEMENTING MATERIAL
KAMLOOPS - Progressive Planet has developed a third supplementary cementing material, Planet LCD Cement, that the company believes can partially replace Portland cement in concrete. Progressive...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 18, 2026
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business Kamloops Bannister Automotive Group has recognized their 2025 top performers: Salesman Danny Nakad of Bannister Chev Kamloops and Technician Nick Pattie...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 18, 2026
Location: Kamloops (mixed-use dev) Address: 1006 1014 1024 8 St - Condominiums - Commercial - Seniors Housing - The Pulse on 8th Description: New mixed use development - 2 buildings - Building 1, 6...
BCREA: BC SEES DECREASE IN HOUSING STARTS FOR FEBRUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian housing starts increased 4 per cent from the previous month, totalling 250,900 units in February at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). Starts were up 13 per cent...