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No Pipeline to Energy Sector Investment
CANADA - In a stunning turn in an already unprecedented saga, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced last week that the federal government will buy the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project...
Commercial Leading Indicator Points to Slower Real Estate Activity on the Horizon
REAL ESTATE - The BCREA Commercial Leading Indicator (CLI) declined for the first time in three years, falling 1.5 points in the first quarter of 2018 to an index level of 134.2. That decrease...
Government on Reckless Path With Big Minimum Wage Hikes
BC - Following on the heels of the June 1st $1.30 increase to the provincial minimum wage as the first step toward $15.20 an hour by 2021, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)...
New Safety Designations Created to Produce Safer Worksites
VICTORIA – A staple of Canadian worksites for decades is the presence of a trained and certified first aid attendant. Now a pair of enhanced health and safety designations promoted by the BC...
Raising B.C.’s Minimum Wage Won’t Help Working Poor
BC - On June 1, the minimum wage in British Columbia increased from $11.35 to $12.65 per hour - the first in a series of hikes en route to $15.20 in 2021. That's a 34 per cent increase in three...
Fraser Institute: Private Pension Plans Face Greater, More Costly Regulatory Burden Compared to the CPP
BC - Compared to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), private pensions are subject to far more regulations, are more complex in their make-up and face higher costs as a result, finds a new study released...
Province Launches Online Engagement to Hear from B.C. Small Businesses
BC - A new online engagement site is now live, so small-business owners in British Columbia can have their say on how to maintain a healthy small-business environment that will help them succeed,...
Slower Growth Expected for Economy and Housing Market
BC - The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) released its 2018 Second Quarter Housing Forecast today.Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) residential sales in the province are forecast to...
Caorda Celebrates 15 Years in Business
VICTORIA – Caorda Web Solutions, a local design, development and digital marketing agency, hit a milestone of 15 years in business in April.Caorda was incorporated on April 9th, 2003 by the trio of...
Study Finds Growing Interest in Local BC Food
VICTORIA - When making a trip to their local grocery store, farmers market or going out for dinner, British Columbians are strongly influenced by their interest in supporting the local economy, and...
Vancouver Mayor’s Pipe Dreams and Twisted Perspectives
BC - Not content with his ongoing opposition to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion at home, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is agitating against the project in the United States."I...
BC Ferries Launches Online Engagement for Swartz Bay
VICTORIA – BC Ferries announced today the launch of an online engagement platform for community input to help shape future plans for Swartz Bay terminal. The online engagement runs from now until...
Keeping the Aging Workforce Healthy
HUMAN RESOURCES - In May, we celebrated North American Occupational Safety and Health Week which has the goal of educating the public on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the...
Regional Challenges Will Be Front and Centre This Fall
WEST SHORE - One of the favourite parts of my job is making connections – between people, to information and to new or different ideas. I find it particularly fulfilling to make individual...
Luv-A-Rug Services: Experts In Rug & Carpet Cleaning
By David HolmesVICTORIA – From heirloom to contemporary area rugs add color, comfort and a distinctive feel to any room. But over time everyday traffic, pets and life’s countless mishaps can...