NANAIMO – Niik Steel has received $900,000 in provincial funding to build a new building, and expand their existing facility at Duke Point to help streamline production. The expansion will allow...
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CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 6, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Denise Idle has been appointed as the Community Adult Literacy Coordinator at Mount Waddington Family Literacy Society....
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 6, 2026
North Island construction continues to advance across residential, waterfront, and industrial projects, with multiple builds moving through active construction toward completion. NANAIMO - 6004...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MAY 5, 2026
Construction activity is underway across the South Island, with major institutional builds, missing middle housing, and large-scale townhouse developments progressing through active construction...
WESTERN CANADA SECURITY: IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY
VICTORIA - Western Canada Security has a simple and straightforward mission: To improve public safety on Vancouver Island. It was in 2022 that owner Inderbir Singh founded the company, which...
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TUL’AL’TXW: STUDENT HOUSING COMMONS WINS 19TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER ISLAND COMMERCIAL BUILDING AWARDS
NANAIMO – tul’al’txw: Student Housing Commons in Courtenay was named the Judges’ Choice Best Overall Winner at the 19th Annual Vancouver Island Commercial Building Awards Thursday, April 30 at the...
Professional Reliance Act Principles Welcomed By Province
BRITISH COLUMBIA - By creating the Professional Reliance Act, Nanaimo-Lantzville MLA George Anderson’s intention was to streamline the development process in B.C. At his request, Anderson has asked...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 1, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC The Kot Auto Group has acquired Duncan Hyundai, marking their 12th dealership and 4th Hyundai location in British Columbia, effective June 1, 2026. The...
BC COASTAL FIRST NATIONS TELL OTTAWA THAT SALMON AQUACULTURE WILL UNBLOCK HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN NEW INVESTMENT
OTTAWA - As the federal government enthusiastically champions Indigenous equity participation in pipelines and major resource projects, BC coastal First Nations say urgent action is needed closer to...
ICBA ECONOMICS: ‘CANADA STRONG FUND’ UNLIKELY TO MAKE CANADA MORE ATTRACTIVE
The following piece by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson first ran on Energy Now on April 30, 2026. BRITISH COLUMBIA - What are we to make of the new $25 billion “Canada Strong Fund” (CSF)...
CHRIS TROKE JOINS THE NEAL ESTATE GROUP TO LAUNCH COMMERCIAL DIVISION
VICTORIA — In a move that feels less like a hiring and more like a long-anticipated alignment, Ron Neal and Chris Troke have officially joined forces at REMAX Generation - The Neal Estate Group,...
BCREA: FEBRUARY GDP SHOWS SIGNS OF GROWTH
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew by 0.2 per cent in February after increasing by 0.1 per cent in January. Goods-producing sectors rose by 0.4 per cent, while service-producing industries...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 29, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL The Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills is awarding a one-time grant of $451,640 to North Island College...
BCREA: BC HOUSING MARKET FACES MULTIPLE HEADWNDS IN 2026
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2026 Second Quarter Housing Forecast. Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in BC are forecast to...