Hydro faces $126m costs from dam
Columbia River Treaty has Crown corporation on the hook for upgrades to a dam that produces no electricity
View ArticleSleep science helping to reduce industrial accidents
Vancouver sleep-analysis company’s biggest customers range from miners, pilots and truck drivers to the Canucks and other professional sports teams
View ArticleContentious forest carbon program could cost taxpayers, critics charge
Victoria's plan to sell tree-planting carbon offsets to businesses under fire as NDP raises concerns over Pacific Carbon Trust's potential involvement
View ArticleB.C. class action lawsuits allege deceptive airline billing
Filings claim airline surcharges are being labelled as taxes charged to passengers
View ArticleHuman resources report: Negative publicity casts doubt over future of unpaid...
Company options include paying workers or abandoning program
View ArticleGroup alleges Food Network stole its program idea
A group of Vancouver-area residents and one business are suing Food Network Canada Inc., Cineflix Media Inc./Media Cineflix Inc., 4512812 Canada Inc. and Glen Salzman for allegedly misappropriating the...
View ArticleBusiness confidence wanes as economic recovery remains elusive
A crisis of confidence continues to linger half a decade after the global financial crisis began.
View Article‘Floating’ patio option aimed at boosting sales and making better...
Gastown restaurateur’s ‘Paris-style’ patio experiment among outdoor alternatives Vancouver considering for city restaurants
View ArticleAgricultural Land Commission decisions increase development flexibility; more...
Land used for commercial purposes prior to the 1972 creation of the province’s agricultural land reserve approved for development
View Article'Floating' patio option aimed at boosting sales and making better use of space
Gastown restaurateur's 'Paris-style' patio experiment among outdoor alternatives Vancouver considering for city restaurants
View ArticleBMO boosts small business lending in Metro Vancouver
The number of loans that Bank of Montreal is giving Metro Vancouver small business owners has risen more than 10% compared with last year, the bank's vice-president of commercial lending, Dean Kirkham,...
View ArticleStarwood to open eco-friendly Element Hotel in Burnaby
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. (NYSE:HOT) plans to open an Element-branded hotel in Burnaby near Metrotown next year, a company spokesperson told Business in Vancouver July 16.
View ArticleNon-residential building construction down in second quarter: StatsCan
Investment in non-residential building construction in B.C. declined by 2.2% to $1.46 billion in 2013's second quarter compared with the previous quarter, according to Statistics Canada data released...
View ArticleTeck Resources teams with Copper Fox Metals to explore B.C. property
Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.b) has signed a joint-venture agreement with Copper Fox Metals Inc. (TSX-V:CUU) to explore a property in Northern B.C. for potential development, the companies announced...
View ArticleMarket-entry strategy vital for foreign enterprises’ success in...
A well-planned market-entry strategy is essential for foreign state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to succeed in Canada’s oil and gas industry, according to an EY (formerly Ernst & Young) report released...
View ArticleOvernight rate target to remain at 1%: Bank of Canada
The overnight rate target will remain at 1%, the Bank of Canada announced this morning, keeping the interest rate at the same level it has been since September 2010.
View ArticleCritics blast Rize's changes to Mount Pleasant project
Rize Alliance has substantially changed its controversial project at the corner of Kingsway Avenue and East Broadway to appease critics but so far its moves have been unsuccessful.
View ArticleBiofuel breakthrough
Timothy Renshaw reports on a Vancouver company making fuel from mustard seed on Global BC
View ArticlePatios and liquor laws
Timothy Renshaw discusses a pilot for a new type of restaurant patio on Global BC
View ArticleWholesale trade up in May: StatsCan
Wholesale sales across Canada rose 2.3% to $50.3 billion in May compared with April, according to Statistics Canada data released this morning.
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