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BUSINESS IN VANCOUVER MAY 6-12, 2008; ISSUE 967 |
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News & features
Looming regulatory changes in Manitoba the hub of Canada's Internet-based pharmacy sector could result in more West Coast suppliers filling American prescriptions.
Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s expansion to Hawaii in March has landed the yogawear retailer in B.C. Supreme Court.
About 250 trucks serving local shipping terminals have been idled by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's (VFPA) new container truck environmental requirements that came into effect April 1.
Nothing gives Jim Shaw more satisfaction than wilfully tearing apart the products churned out by Canada's forestry industry especially as it finds itself bloodied in markets being described as the worst since the Great Depression.
Vancouver-based GLG Life Tech Corp. (TSX:GLG) has announced that it has signed an agreement to supply US$200 million worth of a controversial artificial sweetener to one of the world's largest companies.
Raul Hernandez sees Richmond serial entrepreneur Rely Diego as being a "man of the hour."
Vancouver's Main Street area, the Middlegate neighbourhood of Burnaby and New Westminster are seen as the best multi-family markets for smaller investors this year, according to a report from NAI Commercial.
The average house price in the Prince George region has increased by 84% since 2003, according to a recently released study by the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board (BCNREB).
A new partnership between Air North and the Queen Charlotte Lodge will see guests flown via charter jet service to Masset en route to the lodge.
In the early stages of building its new particle accelerator, TRIUMF contracted an Italian metal fabricator, one of the few companies in the world with the electron beam welding technology needed to meet its precision specifications.
BC Place Stadium is getting a new roof. It's also getting high-definition TVs. Jack Meier knows people prefer reading about football players than insurance agents. Hospitality & tourism
Fewer cruise passengers will come through the Port of Vancouver this year than in 2007, according to the port authority.
The District of North Vancouver recently adopted a zoning amendment bylaw that removed limitations on development at the Capilano Suspension Bridge site.
The B.C. tourism industry's human resources association, go2, and the British Columbia Construction Association (BCAA) have formed an alliance to promote employment opportunities for families.
The B.C. government has received a report containing recommendations to maintain and expand recreational vehicle park development in the province. GREEN Breakfast How green are B.C.'s businesses. Boardroom ride Ride a Harley and help kids. Register now Nominations are open! BIV's 2008 Forty under 40 |
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Columnists John Caspar Alan Zisman
Jeffrey Gitomer Rosie Steeves Timothy Renshaw Alexander Moens Legal matters
Tax Court of Canada judge Dwayne Rowe has highlighted in an April judgment what he considered the exploitation during the late 1990s of B.C.'s agricutural workforce.
A push by the B.C. Supreme Court to resolve legal matters at a cost and pace proportionate to the magnitude of the dispute is attracting national attention, as the province attempts to provide greater access to affordable civil justice.
The second annual HELM Awards take place next month to recognize excellence in legal marketing, organized by the Vancouver chapter of the Legal Marketing Association.
One of the many difficult challenges for our courts is determining where to draw the line on the right of aboriginal people to protest.
Two Kamloops lawyers have been commended for their years of dedication to clients of legal aid.
In all wrongful dismissals, the onus of proving the fact that there has been a dismissal rests on the employee which makes constructive dismissal a risky form of dismissal claim.
Disclosure of executive compensation in B.C.'s public sector will be expanded and clarified through recent amendments to the Public Sector Employers Act, Finance Minister Carole Taylor has announced.
BC courts have been given the power to ensure a deceased person's last wishes will be respected, even if they are expressed in a document that doesn't meet the formal requirements necessary for a will, according to Attorney General Wally Oppal. BIV List
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