VANCOUVER ISLAND BUSINESS NEWS

SEASPAN TO USE ROBOTS AT VICTORIA SHIPYARDS

VICTORIA – Seaspan has enlisted the services of Canadian-based robotics company Novarc Technologies Inc. to transform its pipe welding processes with automation technology at Victoria Shipyards....

MID ISLAND CO-OP: REINVESTING IN ISLAND COMMUNITIES

NANAIMO – Re-investing in the communities they serve is what Mid Island Co-op is all about. Established in Nanaimo in 1959, Mid Island Co-op is celebrating its 65th year in business in 2024. The...

M&N MATTRESS & SOFA SHOP NAMED RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Parksville Company Earns Top Marks at Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards PARKSVILLE – M&N Mattress & Sofa Shop was been named Retailer of the Year at the MNP LLP Vancouver Island...

SHORT TERM RENTALS IN HOTELS, MOTELS OKAYED

VICTORIA – Hotels and motels are exempted from the Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act introduced by the NDP government last fall. The province announced regulations that are intended to provide...

BLACK PRESS EMERGES FROM CCAA PROTECTION

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Black Press Ltd. and certain of its subsidiaries, today announced that it has completed the previously announced sale of the Company to Canso Investment Counsel Ltd., Deans Knight...