Slow economy leads to building slowdown
B.C. construction activity is set to dip this year after a business and government investment-led gain in 2012.
View ArticleVancouver becoming a Bitcoin currency hotbed
Market value of alternative currency has skyrocketed 5,000% since January
View ArticleVenture targets B.C. LNG for domestic transport industry
Trucking, rail and marine sectors seen as prime customers of LNG as fuel
View ArticleVancouver biotech files patent for Lou Gehrig's Disease drug
A Vancouver biotech company has filed for a patent on a new drug it believes could treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
View ArticleInvestment uptick, boardroom raids sparked by B.C. craft beer sales boom
Central City set to nearly quadruple production next year
View ArticleBC Supreme Court lawsuit targets water use by resource extraction industry in...
Ecojustice Canada claims B.C.’s oil and gas commission is a serial Water Act violator
View ArticleSurrey’s development wing banks on city’s business parks
Low vacancy rate and Metro supply boosts city’s office park development futures
View ArticleSurrey business hot on the trail of finding Fido
Al and Alesha MacLellan hope to expand their Petsearchers service across Canada
View ArticleAsk the experts: What issues do most companies overlook in their public...
In your PR strategy, understand the media and the community and embrace visual storytelling
View ArticleCollege sues Google for defamation
The New Image College of Fine Arts and its owners Charlie Van Dyke and John Craig are suing Google Inc., Google Canada Corp. and two unknown defendants for writing allegedly defamatory anonymous...
View ArticlePulp and paper playbook dusted off for B.C.'s huge LNG initiative
The Shell, Chevron and Petronas LNG projects would bring a combined 12,000 construction workers to the north, which is approximately the population of Prince Rupert
View ArticleCentral 1 Credit Union profits down in Q3 compared with same period last year
Vancouver's Central 1 Credit Union has posted a $7.8 million profit in 2013's third quarter, down from $25.6 million in the same period last year, the organization announced November 25.
View ArticleRogers signs biggest media rights deal in NHL history
Rogers Communications and the National Hockey League have signed the biggest media rights deal in NHL history, the communications giant announced November 26.
View ArticleHydro rates to skyrocket 25.5% over the next five years
BC Hydro rates will skyrocket 25.5% over the next five years as part of a long-term rate plan unveiled by the British Columbia government today.
View ArticleBritish Columbians remain top Internet users in Canada: StatsCan
British Columbia has the country's highest percentage of households with home Internet access, according to Statistics Canada.
View ArticleSurrey council approves 2014 budget
Surrey city council has approved recommendations for the city's 2014 financial plan at its annual budget meeting, permitting new increases to property taxes and utility fees.
View ArticleCredibility up in smoke? Building a brand in a controversial industry
Imagine your company not being graded for its merits, but on public perceptions based on lack of information or the actions of others. It's hard enough keeping a business alive to begin with, what if...
View ArticleSharing economy gets boost
Fiona Anderson reports on a new addition to Vancouver's sharing economy
View ArticleSears axes 79 local jobs, 800 total
Fiona Anderson on the sweeping job cuts made by Sears in Vancouver and across Canada
View ArticleVancouver lags three cities as real-estate investment destination: PwC
The majority of top real-estate industry executives in Canada rank not only Calgary and Edmonton but also even Saskatoon as a better real estate investment destination than Vancouver into 2014.
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