British Columbia Business News

Welcome to Western Investor’s new and improved web page

Vibrant new site expands sector and provincial coverage in Western Canada

Apr 7, 2016 3:24 PM Read more >

First Nations only bidders allowed on Jericho Lands

Thirty-eight acre West Point Grey site in Vancouver could be worth more than $170 million

Apr 5, 2016 5:21 PM Read more >

Land deals spook Vancouver retailers

Record high prices may force some Vancouver mom-and-pop-shops to move out because of rising rental rates on popular shopping strolls

Mar 17, 2016 4:41 PM Read more >

Trio of trophy resorts hit the market

Painter’s Lodge among three Vancouver Island resorts listed by Oak Bay Marine Group

Mar 1, 2016 2:33 PM Read more >

Vancouver could see first billion-dollar office sale

Bentall Centre office portfolio and Royal Centre office and retail tower expected to set historic prices

Jan 28, 2016 8:55 PM Read more >

Vape shops stoked for franchise future

More than 1,000 stores selling battery-powered alternatives to cigarettes despite legal limbo

Dec 9, 2015 8:14 PM Read more >

Older condos eyed as development sites

New Strata rules would allow owners facing mounting repairs and maintenance to more easily reach out to land developers and sell buildings for potential windfall profit

Nov 5, 2015 4:31 PM Read more >

Vancouver hotel "key price" highest in Canada. Ever.

Average Vancouver hotel sells for $230,000 per room based on nation-leading 77 per cent occupancy rate

Nov 5, 2015 4:16 PM Read more >

Legal pot could spark old industrial space

Denver experience gives indication of potential demand: 1,700 producers leased "functionally obsolete industrial space"

Nov 5, 2015 3:57 PM Read more >

B.C. immigration crashes to 15 year-lows

Net number of immigrants down 66% in the first half of this year By Frank O’Brien As a panel discussion on foreign home ownership prepares to convene this week in Vancouver, latest statistics show that international immigration to B.C.

Oct 6, 2015 1:04 PM Read more >