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'No longer viewed as good partners:' B.C. salmon exports sink amid supply struggles

'No longer viewed as good partners:' B.C. salmon exports sink amid supply struggles

Customers now turning to Norway and Australia, despite province’s geographic advantage
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Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

Vancouver park board to contract out $4M in tree maintenance work

CUPE local 1004: "We are disappointed with the park board's regular use of contract workers for jobs that city and parks workers could easily do, and we have articulated this to the city."
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Strong Vancouver data helps B.C. top Canada for retail sales growth

Strong Vancouver data helps B.C. top Canada for retail sales growth

Vancouver saw a nine per cent jump in retail sales in May, compared with May 2024, by far bettering other large Canadian metro areas.
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Consumers more likely to buy from firms with less hierarchy: UBC study

Consumers more likely to buy from firms with less hierarchy: UBC study

A flatter structure makes the organization appear warmer to customers, says researcher.
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Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules

Lawyers question Vancouver's short-term rental rules

Two cases in July show booking rates at downtown apartments of 90 and 76 per cent via Airbnb and booking.com.
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French consul general departs Vancouver, successor named

French consul general departs Vancouver, successor named

Nicolas Baudouin returns to Paris while Raphaël Dang is slated to move to Vancouver in September to become consul general for most of Western Canada.
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Vancouver storefronts sit empty amid policy gridlock, construction delays

Vancouver storefronts sit empty amid policy gridlock, construction delays

Demand for storefronts differs across neighbourhoods, but vacancy increases in parts of the city raise concerns
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Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie no longer on the job

Vancouver city manager Paul Mochrie no longer on the job

Mayor Ken Sim says he and Mochrie “mutually agreed” to leadership change
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Lone bidder gets contract to remove more trees in Stanley Park

Lone bidder gets contract to remove more trees in Stanley Park

B.A. Blackwell and Associates Ltd. to continue work on $17.9-million project related to hemlock looper moth infestation.
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City of Vancouver cuts carbon pollution by 18 per cent since 2007

City of Vancouver cuts carbon pollution by 18 per cent since 2007

But meeting most targets of climate change action plan unlikely by 2030.
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