VICTORIA – BC Hydro launched a competitive process on January 30 for clean power specifically for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centres. BC Hydro’s new approach, enabled through the...
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CPABC: TOP BUDGETING APPS FOR CANADIANS IN 2026
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Need a way to track your spending? Let’s explore the top budgeting apps to try in 2026. These financial management tools range from basic budgeting tools to advanced platforms...
ICBA: EXCLUSIVE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS ON TRIAL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Imagine your bank calls to say they're pulling your mortgage – not because you missed payments, not because your credit tanked, but because a judge just declared that someone else...
SEASPAN AND TKMS SIGN SUBMARINE TEAMING AGREEMENT
VANCOUVER - TKMS and Seaspan Shipyards have signed a Teaming Agreement towards achieving a sovereign sustainment capability for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). As part of this...
ICBA: WEAK NATIONAL JOB NUMBERS LAST YEAR MAY MEAN THE SAME THIS YEAR
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It’s no secret that Canada’s economy has languished over the past couple of years, with feeble increases in gross domestic product (GDP), outright declines in per-person GDP (an...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 30, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Anderson, ICD.D, President & CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, has been selected as a 2026 recipient of the Western Canada Economic Forum's THE...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET RISKS REPEATING THE 2010’S
BCREA Economics Report Urges Immediate Government Policy Action BRITISH COLUMBIA - The latest economic report from the BC Real Estate Association (BCREA) indicates that immediate government action...
CFIB: BC BUSINESSES SAY CRIME IS DRIVING FEAR, COSTS AND SILENCE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - More than half of B.C. small businesses say crime has gotten worse in their communities, and nearly eight in ten say governments are not working well together to address public...
OKANAGAN COLLEGE PLANNING FOR NEW RESTAURANT AND CAFE
KELOWNA - Work on the Okanagan College Centre for Food, Wine and Tourism is moving ahead, and plans are taking shape for a student-run restaurant and café set to open in the Kelowna building in Fall...
KAMLOOPS ANNOUNCES VISION FOR NEW CURLING AND RACQUET SPORTS COMPLEX
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops City Council has announced the location for the next Build Kamloops project, unveiling that the future home of the curling and racquet sports complex is the 700 block of Victoria...
KELOWNA AIRPORT UNVEILS NEW DEPARTURES LOUNGE
KELOWNA - Kelowna International Airport (YLW) will open its new departures lounge and upgraded security screening checkpoint to travellers beginning Jan. 28. The terminal expansion adds 5,590 square...
KELOWNA CHAMBER CONTINUES ADVOCACY FOR BALANCED SHORT TERM RENTALS
KELOWNA - The Kelowna Chamber is part of the front-line movement in Kelowna to convince the provincial government to sign an early exemption to allow short term rentals in buildings which meet all...
GREEN SHEET OKANAGAN BUILDING BRIEFS: JANUARY 26, 2025
Location: Kelowna (mixed-use dev) Address: 3805 Lakeshore Rd - Condominiums - Commercial Description: New mixed use development - 6 storeys - 104 condominium units - 559 sf to 1,256 sf units -...
THOMPSON OKANAGAN MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 26, 2026
News Influencing Thompson Okanagan Business KAMLOOPS Dr. Gordon James Binsted has been named the new academic vice-president and provost of Thompson Rivers University. Kamloops City Council approved...
STUDY CONFIRMS ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF BC MINES
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Mining projects proposed in B.C. have tremendous potential to contribute significantly to the provincial economy, but they must be allowed to move forward with government support....
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS JANUARY 23, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Amber Papou, B.Ed MBA ICD.D IWF, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of BC (TIABC), effective February 1, 2026. Lars...