VANCOUVER – DP World marks 20 years of operations in Canada with the acknowledgement that it has spent over $1.7 billion since 2006 to build, expand, and modernize critical supply chain...
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VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS
BUSINESS COALITION CALLS ON BC NDP TO SCRAP ADDED PST
VANCOUVER – A group of prominent and influential business leaders has called on the NDP government to eliminate the recently announced expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax to a wide range of...
FEDS ANNOUNCE FUNDING FOR ESQUIMALT, COMOX ARMED FORCES PROJECTS
ESQUIMALT – Canada has bumped up its funding of the Canadian Armed Forces, and has achieved the NATO spending target of two percent of GDP this year. It also announced spending for the Esquimalt...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: APRIL 1, 25, 2026
North Island builds are advancing across institutional and healthcare projects, with facilities moving through permitting, design completion, and pre-construction toward 2026 starts. NORTH COWICHAN...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS APRIL 1, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Rodrigo Morales has begun a new business venture, Pikhoyo Jewellery, which specializes in the production of jewelry from...
KOT GROUP OPENS NEW DEALDERSHIP IN LANGFORD
LANGFORD – Kot Auto Group has announced the opening of its new Hyundai dealership in Langford, now recognized as the largest Hyundai facility in Canada. The 75,000-square-foot building includes an...
BCREA: CANADIAN ECONOMY EXPERIENCED MODEST GROWTH IN JANUARY
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian real GDP grew by 0.1 per cent in January after increasing by 0.2 per cent in December. Goods-producing sectors rose by 0.2 per cent, while service-producing industries...
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 31, 2026
South Island builds continue to move forward, with townhouse, condominium, and institutional projects advancing through development permit review, tendering, and pre-construction stages. VICTORIA...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 27, 2026
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC Brandon Craig will assume the roles of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of BHP Group Limited on July 1, 2026. Chip Bergh, the former President and...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MARCH 25, 2026
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...
YELLOW SHEET CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 25, 2026
North Island development continues to move ahead, with supportive housing, healthcare upgrades, and patient-focused accommodation projects progressing through pre-construction and active builds....
CFIB: SMALL BUSINESSES URGE GOVERNMENTS TO KEEP MOMENTUM ON REDUCING INTERNAL TRADE BARRIERS
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 FUTURE HOSPITAL AWARDED FOR DESIGN
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...
FCC: CANADA’S FARMLAND VALUES CONTINUED TO CLIMB IN 2025
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...
BCREA: B.C. SEES INCREASE IN JANUARY RETAIL SALES
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....
YELLOW SHEET SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND BUILDING BRIEFS: MARCH 24, 2026
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...