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...
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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...
BCREA: NOVEMBER 2025 RETAIL SALES UP COMPARED TO PREVIOUS MONTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian retail sales increased by 1.3 per cent to $70.4 billion in November compared to the previous month. Compared to the same time last year, retail sales were up by 3.1 per...
COFI: VOICE YOUR SUPPORT FOR FORESTRY JOBS AND COMMUNITIES
PRINCE GEORGE – At the BC Natural Resources Forum (NRF), a broad coalition of forestry workers, community leaders, and industry representatives officially launched a new province-wide platform:...
BCREA: FOREIGN BUYER BAN CONTINUES TO LEAVE BC SKI AREAS OUT IN THE COLD
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Association of Interior REALTORS® (AOIR), in partnership with the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA), is renewing calls for the federal government to exempt...
ICBA: NOW IS THE TIME FOR BC TO SUPPORT CANADA’S ENERGY FUTURE
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia is staring down another difficult year, with ICBA forecasting real GDP will expand by a meagre 1.1% in 2026 – a level that signals an anemic economy and more...
OKANAGAN VALLEY CHAMBERS CALL TO SAVE OUR DOWNTOWNS
OKANAGAN VALLEY - Crime downtown. Businesses being pushed to, and beyond, their limits. Infrastructure shortcomings. Lack of contingency planning for fire evacuation routes. The issues were not in...
TAX CREDIT TO BOOST MANGROVE LITHIUM VENTURES
DELTA – Mangrove Lithium has received a $9 million Clean Technology Manufacturing Tax Credit underwritten by the National Bank of Canada. Mangrove’s early investors Breakthrough Energy Ventures and...
BCREA: MARKET RECOVERY CONTINUES AT AN UNEVEN PACE ACROSS BC
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 4,271 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in December 2025, down 5.9...