Taking Stock: North Coast Business Scene -- April 2018

With the recent burst of store closures finally coming to an end, reports made for much of the business news for the month for the North Coast

Two reviews of the work of a pair of local initiatives were delivered in April, with the City's Small Business Advisory Committee and the North Coast Innovation lab both revealing their findings from a range of consultations through the start of this year.

The ebb and flow of gas prices made for much discussion in the community through the month, with about the only certainty to be found the need to fill up your tank before a Friday arrives on the calendar.

And April found the provincial and federal governments adding to your purchasing burdens, with increases in a number of areas that inevitably get passed along to the consumer.

Those themes and many others, can be be found as part of our review of the Commercial and economic scene in the region for the last month below:

April 

The City of Prince Rupert's Small Business Committee delivered its Report in April, with many of its findings mirroring a number council concerns and issues over the last few years.

The North Coast Innovation Lab  began to build on its footprint in the community, releasing the results of some of their community engagement of recent months.

April found Prince Rupert motorists watching the price at the pump as the city's four gas stations raised and lowered the price of gas through much of the month, with Friday becoming the day of pain for motorists for the most part.

It's not quite the massive Trade Shows of the past, but Northern Savings made plans in April to bring back the theme to a fashion, with their Home renovation Expo made part of Northern Savings plans for May AGM.

Theatre met fashion and collectibles in April, as the Argosy hosted students from  the Charles Hays Secondary Drama Department,  with the students serving as living models in the windows as part of  a fundraising project towards their trip to provincials.

The delivery of Transit services in the city changed hands in April as Pacific Western set up shop in the city's Yellowhead Industrial Centre.

A range of tax increases launched the month of April, with the Provincial and Federal government nudging consumer prices upwards in a number of areas.

You can keep up to date on the ebb and flow of the Prince Rupert commercial scene through our Taking Stock Archive for 2018. 

We imagine we probably have missed a few here or there, so if you know of a business having opened, or seen the Going out of business sign appear somewhere in the area, drop us a line at our email account of northcoastreviewpr@yahoo.ca

Or send us a short message through our twitter feed of @CharlesHays

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