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Vancouver company lands energy contract with Montana university

A Vancouver company has been awarded a contract to build a biogas heating system for the University of Montana ’s Missoula campus. Nexterra Systems Corp .

B.C. to experience cooling period in growth: BMO

According to the BMO Blue Book, a joint publication of BMO Capital Markets Economics and BMO Commercial Banking, the B.C. economy will slow in 2011.

Canucks tickets fetching four digits

Got tickets for today's Canucks game? If you do, you could make a small fortune, if you want to sell them. If you don’t have tickets, you can always buy some through a reseller, as long as price is no object.

Vancouver miner hunting for precious gems in Arctic

Forget the precious metals market, a local company is hoping to cash in on rubies and sapphires in Greenland. On Wednesday, Vancouver-based True North Gems Inc .

Richmond company providing satellite coverage in Russia

Richmond-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd . (TSX: MDA) has signed a $4 million contract to provide Russia with technical support for Canadian earth observation satellite information.

Chamber says businesses need municipal vote

The B.C. Chamber of Commerce wants businesses to have a vote in municipal elections.

Electric company amps up sales in waste-to-energy in China

China Keli Electric Co. Ltd . (TSX-V: ZKL) has sealed a bid that will move it further into the renewable energy sector. The company announced last week a $265,000 sales order from Ruiwei Environment Production Renewable Energy Co. Ltd . in China.

Vancouver junior miner up the creek amid Peruvian protests

Protests and strikes against the resource industry in Peru have created a major setback for a Vancouver mining company.

New device sends coupons from TV to smartphones

A new device co-developed in Vancouver may soon allow advertisers to send coupons to customers from their TVs to their smartphones. The device, called CouponIO, was developed by iSign Media Solutions Inc .

Home truths hurt talent search

> High cost of housing, low compensation packages undermining Metro Vancouver HR options