STARFISH MEDICAL RECEIVING PACIFICAN FUNDING FOR AI PLATFORM
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Starfish Medical has received $620,000 from PacifiCan to support the purchase of computing equipment and hire Artificial Intelligence (AI) specialists to develop an AI platform...
BCREA: MARKET ACTIVITY ENDURES THROUGH FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC HEADWINDS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,311 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service (MLS) Systems in April 2026, down 1.8 per...
RAISING AN EXTRA DOLLAR OF BUSINESS TAX REVENUE COSTS THE BRITISH COLUMBIA ECONOMY $2.37
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Every additional ($1) dollar of business income tax revenue collected by the provincial government costs the British Columbia economy $2.37 by discouraging private investment,...
HARBOUR CHANDLER MOVING TO NEW LOCATION
NANAIMO – Harbour Chandler is heading to a new location in Nanaimo, close to the BC Ferries terminal at Departure Bay. Harbour Chandler, in partnership with Stones Boatyard, will open at The Village...
ADVISORY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WILDFIRE, FLOOD, AND STORM RISK
VANCOUVER ISLAND - For a long time, extreme weather felt like someone else’s problem. But for Vancouver Island businesses, that’s no longer the case. Across Canada, insurance losses are now being...
CENTRAL/NORTH VANCOUVER ISLAND MOVERS & SHAKERS MAY 13, 2026
News Impacting Central and North Vancouver Island PORT HARDY/PORT MCNEILL Rosaline Glynn, a resident of Port Hardy, has been awarded the BC Community Award. Hardy Buoys Smoked Fish Inc., a renowned...
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