By Mark MacDonald, Business Examiner News Group KELOWNA – A proposal to build an off-grid Data Centre has been floated for Kelowna Mountain. Kelowna Mountain Cloud proponents Kelowna Mountain...
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EDITORIAL: SURGING UNITED STATES LEAVES CANADIAN WORKERS BEHIND: TACKLING CANADA’S CAPITAL CRISIS
OTTAWA - Trade tensions, regulation and growth-stifling taxes are depressing business investment in Canada, undercutting productivity growth and workers’ incomes, according to a new C.D. Howe...
BCREA: MORTGAGE RATE FORECAST
Mortgage Rate Outlook Bond markets in Canada and the United States are coming to terms with monetary policy that may be tighter than previously expected. Even after two rounds of rate cuts by the...
KAMLOOPS CLEAN ENERGY CENTRE MOVING FORWARD
KAMLOOPS – Kamloops Clean Energy Centre (KCEC), a first of its kind 10-megawatt green hydrogen production facility, is on its way at Kruger Kamloops Pulp Mill. KCED will produce up to four tonnes of...
HARPER GREY LLP CONSTRUCTION LAW GROUP GIVES FIRM COMPETITIVE EDGE
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Harper Grey LLP has a dedicated Construction Law Group with a strong cohort of women lawyers, giving them a competitive advantage in the traditionally male-dominated construction...
ICBA ECONOMICS: A SNAPSHOT OF EXPORTS AND JOBS IN CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to wave his tariff wand at Canada and other American trading partners, it is an opportune time to reflect on the role that cross-border...
KELOWNA CHAMBER HOSTS US CONSUL GENERAL, BUSINESS LEADERS
KELOWNA - The US Consul General for British Columbia and Yukon, Mr. Shawn Crowley, met with twenty business leaders at the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce. In a wide-ranging discussion, topics ranging...
OKANAGAN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET EASES INTO HOLIDAY SEASON
KELOWNA – Residential real estate activity in November slowed as the market eases into the holiday season, reports the Association of Interior Realtors. A total of 939 residential unit sales were...
NAVACORD, ACERA ANNOUNCE INSURANCE MERGER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Navacord Corp. and Acera Insurance Services Ltd. are merging and poised to create the country’s largest privately held insurance brokerage, employee benefits and wealth advisory...
CPABC: BC’S SLUGGISH LABOUR MARKET AWAITS RESOLUTION TO TRADE UNCERTAINTY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - According to the latest BC Check-Up: Work report, an annual release by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) examining employment trends across the...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS DECEMBER 5, 2025
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Bridgitte Anderson, ICD.D, President and CEO of the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of BIV News' Influential Women in...
CANADIAN ECONOMY GAINS 54,000 JOBS IN NOVEMBER
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment increased by 0.3 per cent from the previous month, with the economy gaining 54,000 jobs to 21.136 million in November. The employment rate rose by 0.1 points...
UTAH’S PACIFIC GROUP RESORTS BUYS SILVERSTAR
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...
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,...