B.C. driving organic growth in Canada
But questions over the integrity of testing and regulation governing Canada's organic food sector are sparking growing concern
View ArticleSuper Save Disposal ordered to pay $145,000 fine
A British Columbia court has ordered one of the province’s biggest waste haulers to pay a $145,000 fine for operating an unlicensed waste handling facility.
View ArticleRealtor claims to be first in Canada to accept commissions in bitcoins
Vancouver realtor Mayur Arora announced January 21 that he will start accepting commissions on property sales at his OneFlatFee.ca real estate brokerage company.
View ArticleB2Gold hits record gold production in 2013
Vancouver-based mid-tier producer B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO) announced on January 21 that it achieved record gold production in 2013.
View ArticleTech improving investment smarts
Fiona Anderson discusses a report on how technology may be making us smarter investors
View ArticleOvernight rate unchanged
Fiona Anderson explains why the Bank of Canada has not increased interest rates
View ArticleHootsuite acquires American social analytics company
Vancouver’s Hootsuite has acquired uberVU, an American company that specializes in social media analytics for business.
View ArticleInvestment in new housing construction down: StatsCan
Investment in the construction of new housing was down in November, according to Statistics Canada data released January 22.
View ArticleInquest announced for deadly sawmill explosion; mill owner sues equipment maker
The British Columbia Coroners Service will hold a public inquest into the deaths of two workers who died at a northern B.C. sawmill in January 2012.
View ArticleBank of Canada overnight rate unchanged
The Bank of Canada has kept its key interest rate unchanged at 1%.
View ArticleHarbour Centre food court and lower level get a new look
The food court and lower level of downtown Vancouver’s popular Harbour Centre have had a multi-million dollar makeover.
View ArticleCity to Canada Post: Don’t slash home delivery
Vancouver city council is speaking out against Canada Post’s plans to phase out home mail delivery.
View ArticleKinder Morgan pipeline remains contentious issue: poll
British Columbians are split nearly down the middle on whether they support or oppose Kinder Morgan’s proposal to twin its existing Trans Mountain pipeline, according to an Insights West poll released...
View ArticleLondon Drugs launches video tape digitization service
If you are worried about losing years of family memories to video tape decay, London Drugs has a new service that will digitize it for you – even Betamax – and store it on DVD and online.
View ArticleSurrey Board of Trade calls for release of transit referendum question
With the transit referendum just 10 months away, the Surrey Board of Trade is calling on the Ministry of Transportation to release the would-be question now rather than later.
View ArticleBritish Columbians are Canada’s biggest savers: BMO
British Columbians are planning on boosting their savings accounts in 2014.
View ArticlePremier focuses on resources for economic growth
Premier Christy Clark called the annual industry summit going on in Prince George "the must-attend event in British Columbia, in Canada, if you are involved in the resource industries."
View ArticleB.C. residents biggest savers
Joannah Connolly discusses the latest BMO report on Canadian household savings habits
View ArticleKinder Morgan gaining support: poll
Joannah Connolly reports on growing support for Kinder Morgan's pipeline expansion proposal
View ArticleDistrict of Taylor finalizes Site C agreement with BC Hydro
The document has been signed and the ink has dried on the community agreement reached between the District of Taylor, located in northeaster British Columbia along the Peace River, and BC Hydro over...
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