PRINCE RUPERT - Trigon Pacific Terminals Ltd. continues to advance site development activities for its proposed Trigon Pacific LPG project (Trigon LPG), and in parallel is calling on the Board of...
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ECLIPSE GEOMATICS AN ASSET FOR NATURAL RESOURCES SECTOR
SMITHERS – Ever since Johanna Pfalz founded Eclipse Geomatics in 2006, she has focused on building a team of experts that today provide spatial solutions and information management services to the...
NORTHERN BC MOVERS & SHAKERS OCTOBER 4, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in Northern BC Terri McConnachie, the head of the Canadian Home Builders' Association of Northern BC, will be stepping down as Executive Officer, effective October...
EDITORIAL: FREE ENTERPRISE HAS A REAL CHANCE IN UPCOMING PROVINCIAL ELECTION
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It wasn’t too many months ago when British Columbians – and specifically the province’s business community – was resigned to the fact the NDP would waltz into another term of...
NEW FOREST POLICY: THE PREDICTABLE DECLINE OF THE FOREST INDUSTRY
By Jim Girvan From Fall 2024 Truck Loggers Association Magazine BRITISH COLUMBIA - Forestry, by its nature, is a slow moving, long-term game. Timber supply models used to set the allocated an-nual...
96% OF TELEVISION NEWS COVERAGE OF OTTAWA’S CHILD CARE, DENTAL CARE AND PHARMA CARE PROGRAMS FAILED TO REPORT ON COSTS
OTTAWA - Roughly four per cent of CBC (3.7 per cent) and CTV’s (4.1 per cent) coverage of the federal government’s child care, pharma care and dental care programs reported the costs to taxpayers,...
ICBA ECONOMICS: CANADA SHOULD PLAY TO ITS TRADE STRENGTHS
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and the Business Council of British Columbia’s David Williams first appeared in the Sept. 25, 2024 edition of the Globe and Mail. BRITISH...
EDITORIAL: HYBRID WORK IS HERE TO STAY: REGIONAL TRENDS SHAPING CANADA’S NEW NORMAL
OTTAWA - Canadians are settling into new work-from-home patterns, but regional disparities reveal different experiences across the country, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In...
BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVERS & SHAKERS SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
News Influencing Decision Makers in BC BRITISH COLUMBIA Kerry Brown has assumed the position of Strategic Advisor – Chair Recruiting at MacKay CEO Forums. Stephen Toth has been appointed Vice...
BRINK FOREST PRODUCTS PROPOSES DEAL FOR CANFOR MILLS
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Brink Forest Products Ltd., a leading value-added company marking its 50th year in Northern British Columbia, has submitted an Addendum to its September 9, 2024, Letter of Intent...
EDITORIAL: CANADA’S CAPITAL CRISIS
OTTAWA – Persistently weak business investment is driving a significant drop in Canadian productivity and living standards, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Underequipped: How Weak...
BC REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR REVIEW OF BC’S SHORT-TERM RENTAL BAN
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) is calling for significant amendments to BC's short-term rental laws to mitigate the major disruption they've caused for...
CITY OF PRINCE GEORGE AND COUGARS SIGN NEW FOUR-YEAR AGREEMENT
PRINCE GEORGE – The City of Prince George and the Prince George Cougars Hockey Club are pleased to announce the signing of a new four-year license agreement for the CN Centre. The previous agreement...
YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT
BRITISH COLUMBIA - One of my favourite books of all time is “ Think and Grow Rich”. One of the most popular books on the topic of success by Napoleon Hill and first published in 1937 and still in...
NEXT STEPS TO RECENT CHANGES TO TEMPORARY FOREIGN WORKER PROGRAM
OTTAWA - Following up on changes announced to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program announced on August 26th, Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official...
BCREA: AUGUST 2024 INFLATION SHOWS MORTGAGE INTERESTS COSTS UP
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Canadian prices, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.0 per cent on a year-over-year basis in August, down from a 2.5 per cent increase in July. This marks the...