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The B.C. Lions are set to fuel the local economy by gaining a berth in the 2011 Grey Cup against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers Sunday.

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has extended creditor protection for Sterling Shoes Inc. (TSX: SSI) and Sterling Shoes Limited Partnership until December 30, the company announced this morning.

It could be a tough Christmas for retailers in British Columbia. A Harris/Decima poll conducted for CIBC found 93% of B.C. residents plan to spend the same or less than they did in 2010.

B.C.’s GDP growth will be 2.2% rather than the 2.7% forecast in January 2011, according to a revised BC Economic Forecast Council projection. The council further forecast that B.C.’s economy will grow 2.3% in 2012 and then an average of 2.

More details have emerged about Finance Minister Kevin Falcon ’s European investor relations Tour.

About 25% of British Columbians plan to shop in the U.S. this holiday season, according to survey results released this morning by BMO Bank of Montreal. B.C.

Earlier this week, Scott Bernstein , an American citizen who has lived in Vancouver for more than five years, filed a civil claim in BC Supreme Court arguing he should be allowed to vote in municipal elections.

A Vancouver company that farms salmon with B.C. eggs in China is preparing to launch its sixth solid-wall, closed containment tank there in early 2012. AgriMarine Holdings supplies five-star restaurants and hotels in Northern China.

Wavefront Wireless , a Vancouver wireless industry incubator, forged an alliance with the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Thursday in Delhi, on the last full day of Christy Clark ’s mission to the subcontinent.

Out with the celebrity chefs, back to the tradition. White Spot launched a new advertising campaign Thursday with the slogan “Home to great taste... since 1928.