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Okanagan’s two leading technology organizations have agreed to merge to create a singular industry representative for the region’s tech cluster.

The B.C. Citizens for Green Energy (BCCGE) has claimed that lumping the U.S.-generated electricity the province is entitled to under the Columbia River Treaty and calling it an export is “misleading and even somewhat disingenuous.

Charitable donors in B.C. remain among the most resilient despite the recesssion, according to Malcolm Burrows, head of Scotiabank’s philanthropic advisory services. In a recent interview, Burrows noted, “For the last few years, B.C.

Vancouver’s Magma Energy Corp. (TSX:MXY) has responded publicly to a mounting campaign in Iceland to block the company’s purchase of an Icelandic geothermal energy producer.

Vancouver-headquartered New Pacific Metals Corp. (TSX-V:NUX) plans to sell its main gold project in China for $30.5 million. New Pacific ’s subsidiary will transfer its 100% stake in Jin Chang Jiang Mining Co. Ltd. to the PGC Group Co. Ltd.

The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has upheld its decision to prevent Lions Gate Entertainment (NYSE:LGF) from using its shareholder rights plan to prevent a takeover bid by activist investor Carl Icahn.

Confusion does not seem to be the main reason why some Canadians over-contributed to their tax-free savings account (TSFA) last year, according to the Canada Revenue Agency.

Vancouver’s Absolute Software Corp. (TSX:ABT) has incorporated an application into its computer lifecycle managing system that allows computers to “self-heal” in the event they are tampered with by users or thieves.

The United Kingdom is using a made-in-B.C. customer-service training program to prepare its tourism industry for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The B.C.

Western Forest Products (TSX:WEF) plans to restart the Ladysmith sawmill this September. The mill had been closed indefinitely since April 26, 2008, due to poor market conditions.