HIGHLIGHTING SUCCESS OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION – A KEY TO ATTRACTING MORE FEMALES TO INDUSTRY
By Mark MacDonald BRITISH COLUMBIA - Although women have made some strong strides into the construction industry in recent years, some of the typical challenges of entering a traditionally...
BCREA: SHELTER COSTS HIGH IN APRIL
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.7 per cent on a year-over-year basis in April, down from a 2.9 per cent increase in March. Month-over-month,...
GLOBAL PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION SURGES, DEFYING ENERGY TRANSITION EFFORTS
By Jock Finlayson and Denise Mullen A data gift arrived in our inboxes the other day. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) just released an update on all things energy-related. The...
HONEST COMMENTARY ON BRITISH COLUMBIA’S EFFORTS TO GROW VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING
An Editorial Opinion – View From The Stump, April, 2024 BRITISH COLUMBIA - Premier Eby and his Ministers Ralston and Mercier are often heard saying “more jobs from trees harvested” when...
FRASER INSTITUTE: CANADIANS EXPERIENCING DECLINE IN LIVING STANDARDS
OTTAWA - From 2019 to 2023, Canadian living standards declined—and as of the end of 2023, the decline had not yet ended, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent,...
GEOSCIENCE BC CREATES FIRST NORTHEAST BC LITHIUM DATABASE
NORTHERN BC - In July of 2022, the Geoscience BC Society was approved for a $200,000 grant to collect data about the amount of lithium available in Northeast B.C. The NEBC Lithium – Formation Water...
