News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Patricia Rusch is celebrating 20 years of service with the Sayward Fire & Rescue Department. The Province, Island...
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News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Patricia Rusch is celebrating 20 years of service with the Sayward Fire & Rescue Department. The Province, Island...
North Island development continues to move ahead, with supportive housing, healthcare upgrades, and patient-focused accommodation projects progressing through pre-construction and active builds....
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...
COWICHAN VALLEY - The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project – recently named Quw'utsun Valley Hospital / Quw'utsun Hulitun-ew't-hw – has been selected as the Gold Level winner of the 2026...
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...
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....
Construction activity continues across the South Island, with two projects underway and another moving through building permit review toward a near-term start. VIEW ROYAL – 6 Camden Ave...
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...
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...
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Communities on North Vancouver Island will benefit from increased access to free education thanks to a recent grant from...
NANAIMO – Petroglyph Development Group (PDG) has acquired total ownership of The Courtyard by Marriott Nanaimo hotel. PDG, a wholly owned corporation of Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN), previously...
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...
NANAIMO – To Greg Constable, it seems like yesterday that Norm McNabb asked him if he could build the Nored Plaza strip mall adjacent to Woodgrove Centre. That was the start of Island West Coast...
A number of South Island projects are now moving out of approvals and into pre-construction or early construction activity. SAANICH – 3861 Cadboro Bay Rd (multi-family new) Townhouses – The Daisy...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - British Columbia has the fourth-highest top personal income tax (PIT) rate in Canada or the United States, and has high taxes on business and investments, too, making the province...
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian employment fell by 0.4 per cent from the previous month, with the economy losing 84,000 jobs to 21.037 million in February. The employment rate also edged down 0.2 per...