Fabricland is closing its West Kelowna store after deciding not to renew its lease. According to the company, rising lease costs prompted the decision. Fabricland is looking at new locations.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-07-02
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Thompson–Okanagan Region, BC
- castanet.net
A new Arc’teryx store has opened in downtown Kelowna.
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-06-12
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Thompson–Okanagan Region, BC
- kelownanow.com
According to recent analysis done by Venture Forward, British Columbia has Canada’s highest concentration of micro-businesses. The province has 2.8 online micro-businesses per 100 residents, ahead of Ontario with 2.5.
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Added on 2024-06-05
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British Columbia
- techcouver.com
According to a Global Consulting Alliance forest sector outlook, Canadian lumber output was down more than 20% for most of 2023 and even lower in British Columbia. The report also notes that through to November 2023, Canadian softwood lumber exports were down 12.35B board feet compared to the previous year, mostly due to declining output in British Columbia.
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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Added on 2024-04-26
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British Columbia
- castanet.net
The Abbotsford Flea Market has permanently closed after 50 years in operation, citing continued impacts from COVID-19 including a loss of vendors and decreased traffic.
- Layoff
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Retail trade
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Added on 2024-03-07
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Lower Mainland–Southwest Region, BC
- abbynews.com
Western Forest Products has opened a new drying kiln at their Ladysmith sawmill on Vancouver Island which will increase capacity for value added products for mass timber use. The kiln has an annual capacity of around 70 million board feet and will produce higher value specialty products. The company plans to spend another $35 million for new drying kilns in other plants.
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
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Added on 2024-02-26
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Vancouver Island and Coast Region, BC
- westernforest.com