Oil prices up, coal prices down: Scotiabank commodity report
There was good news for the oil sector in Scotiabank’s Commodity Price Index released August 22, as prices climbed to their highest levels since mid-2008.
View ArticleCost of raising a child is $3,000 annually: Fraser Institute
Raising a child in Canada costs much less than what is conventionally thought, according to a study released August 22 by the Fraser Institute.
View ArticleMortgage rates rise; ITA under review
Paul Harris reports on mortgage rate rises and the skills training authority review
View ArticleTourism Vancouver seeks new CEO
Paul Harris on the hunt for a new Tourism Vancouver CEO and the significance of the industry
View ArticleLiberals launch review of Industry Training Authority
The B.C. government announced August 21 that it will launch a review of the Industry Training Authority (ITA) this fall.
View ArticleNational retail sales slumped in June, but rose in B.C. on strength of car...
After rising in May, retail sales in Canada slumped 0.6% in June to $40.1 billion, Statistics Canada reported August 22.
View ArticleTourism Vancouver seeks new CEO
Tourism Vancouver has hired executive search firm Odgers Berndtson to conduct an international search for a new CEO, current Tourism Vancouver CEO Rick Antonson told Business in Vancouver August 21.
View ArticleAdvertising, campaign finance rules to be beefed up for B.C. municipal...
Victoria is pushing ahead with changes to advertising and sponsorship rules for municipal elections, the B.C. government announced August 21.
View ArticleChipping in for university will force many B.C. parents to delay retirement:...
One-third of parents with children under the age of 25 plan to delay retirement in order to pay for the cost of their children's post-secondary education, according to a Leger poll commissioned by...
View ArticleU.S. new home sales plunge 13%
U.S. new home sales fell 13% in July to 394,000 compared with 455,000 in June, the U.S. Department of Commerce reported today (August 23).
View ArticleFraser Institute report on $3,000-a-year child-rearing prompts Twitter outrage
Yesterday's Fraser Institute report suggesting that the cost of raising a child in Canada can be as low as $3,000 a year sparked considerable controversy and even generated a Twitter hashtag:...
View ArticleMicrosoft CEO; B.C. inflation
Joannah Connolly reports on the Microsoft CEO retiring and B.C. inflation lagging
View Article$3,000-a-year child-rearing estimate
Joannah Connolly discusses a controversial report on child-rearing costs on Global BC
View ArticleBC Hydro releases draft Integrated Resources Plan
The next 20 years will require BC Hydro to establish a rigorous energy conservation plan and an expansion of its facilities to meet a growing electricity demand, according to the Crown corporation's...
View ArticleB.C.’s August natural gas and petroleum sale nets more than $20 million
The provincial government has made more than $20 million selling nine plots of land in its latest monthly natural gas and petroleum land sale.
View ArticleInflation inches upward in July; B.C. lags country: StatsCan
Inflation in Canada edged up to 1.3% in July, compared with July 2012, Statistics Canada reported today in its release of Consumer Price Index (CPI) data.
View ArticleWhite Spot is first restaurant to get “above and beyond” B.C....
White Spot Restaurants has become the first restaurant operator in B.C. to be certified under go2hr’s certificate of recognition program – a recognition that comes with the added perk of being eligible...
View ArticleMoves and Appointments
Paul Sheehan has been appointed director of South American Silver Corp. Sheehan brings a background focused on international finance and was the CEO and a founder of Thaddeus Capital Limited, a Hong...
View ArticleInsider trading
The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.s public companies filed by the week ending August 28. The information...
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