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Landlords give chic retailers special treatment

Landlords give chic retailers special treatment

Landlords do not treat all prospective tenants the same, according to Mauro Padula , vice-president of leasing at SmartCentres .

Local golf course suing fertilizer company for damage to greens

Marine Drive Golf Club (MDGC) has filed a notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court against a Quebec-based fertilizer company.

FCancer takes unique approach to fundraising

In an effort to focus on early cancer detection education for 2012, Vancouver-based charity FCancer has launched “Let's Fund 2012 Now.”

Vancouver’s U.S. consulate downsizes

The U.S. consulate in Vancouver has laid off two Canadian staff and eliminated its foreign commercial service office, which promotes U.S. business expansion into this region.

B.C. deficit balloons to $3.1 billion

B.C.’s deficit is set to balloon $313 million during the 2011-12 fiscal year to $3.1 billion, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon told media November 28 as part of his second-quarter economic update.

B.C. issues progress report on return to PST

The B.C. government is promising to make the return to the PST and GST as painless as possible. An independent panel reported in May that it will take 18 to 24 months to complete the change.

Japanese company buys into BC shale gas play

Calgary-based Nexen Inc. (TSX: NXY) announced today that it has formed a partnership with INPEX Corp. of Japan to develop its shale gas lands in Northeastern B.C.’s Horn River, Cordova and Liard basins.

Canfor to buy Tembec assets

B.C.-based Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) is spending $60 million to buy southern interior B.C. assets from Quebec-based Tembec.

Vancouver Canadians hit it out of the park

Baseball America in conjunction with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) named the Vancouver Canadians baseball club organization of the year.

Omega to expand its only Canadian store

Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega S.A. is tripling the size of its only Canadian store, which is at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver .