Sooke Realtor Tim Ayres was elected as the British Columbia Real Estate Association’s 2024-2025 chair at its annual meeting on March 26. (Submitted)

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Vancouver Island Realtor elected as B.C. real estate board chair

Tim Ayres has also served with the Canadian Real Estate Association as a committee member

Richard Miller took advantage of Midas Muffler’s lifetime guarantee to replace the muffler on his 1966 Mercury pickup truck after 30 years. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

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B.C. man puts his muffler’s lifetime guarantee to a tough test

30-year-old muffler on nearly 60-year-old truck replaced by Midas free of charge

Jason and Amber Akeson at their Williams Lake Red Tomato Pies location. (Kim Kimberlin photo - Williams Lake Tribune)

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B.C. pizza chain to open shop in Kelowna

Red Tomato Pies is opening a new location in Glenmore

Nathalie Long offers coaching, guided camps and expeditions for new and experienced adventure racers. (Noah Redka/noahredka.com)

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Kelowna woman breaks down barriers to adventure racing in B.C.

Nathalie Long created Adventure Immersion Lab Ltd. after realizing the Okanagan is the perfect place to host adventure…

The Canfor pulp mill in Taylor, B.C. has been purchased by Buffalo Rail and Logistics. energeticcity.ca photo

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Firm announces $50M investment into new industry hub for northeast B.C.

Buffalo transforming former Canfor pulp mill site in Taylor into logistics and infrastructure hub

Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms in Kelowna is faced with significant crop loss after with yet another year of ‘unprecedented weather events’. (Jacqueline Gelineau/Capital News)

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Okanagan farmer fears climate change will prune agriculture from family tree

Jennifer Deol of There and Back Again Farms worries that without a shift to sustainability, small-scale farming may…

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Tourism executive from Kelowna named B.C. Business Woman of the Year

‘I am so grateful for our industry, and honoured to be recognized in such a meaningful way’

Organizers of the 2024 Minerals North Conference have announced their keynote speakers, as trade show sells out and Kitimat ready’s itself for delegates May 8 to 10. Gibraltar Mines, pictured in this file photo, is the second largest open-pit mine in Canada is the largest employer in the Cariboo region. (Photo provided by Taseko Mines)

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Kitimat gearing up for Minerals North Conference

As the municipality in which more money is spent for mineral exploration than any other in the province,…

Organizers of the 2024 Minerals North Conference have announced their keynote speakers, as trade show sells out and Kitimat ready’s itself for delegates May 8 to 10. Gibraltar Mines, pictured in this file photo, is the second largest open-pit mine in Canada is the largest employer in the Cariboo region. (Photo provided by Taseko Mines)

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Kitimat gearing up for Minerals North Conference

The 2024 Minerals North Conference in Kitimat, scheduled for May 8 to 10, has garnered significant interest with…

Bruce Williams, CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce has concerns about the new international student visa cap. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

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Student visa cap requires rethink, ignores economic realities: B.C. businesses

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce CEO calls for more campus housing and better oversight