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Online conveyancer posts best month in company history

A Vancouver-based online conveyancing provider recorded the best month in its eight-year history this May with year-over-year revenue rising 40%. The president of OneMove Technologies Inc.

Canadians disapprove of global bank tax

Canadians are siding with their banks when it comes to the proposed global bank tax.

Putting Canadian geothermal developers on the map

The Canadian Geothermal Energy Association (CanGEA) released its first comprehensive roll call of Canadian geothermal energy developers on Monday afternoon.

Telus launches healthcare social network

Telus’ new personal healthcare records service will not butt heads with Canada’s universal healthcare system, according to Telus Corp. CEO Darren Entwistle.

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The Eat! Vancouver Food and Cooking Festival set record attendance this past weekend thanks in part to a new venue and rainy weather.

B.C. film industry readies for 2010 Leos

B.C. actors, producers and directors should make the most of networking opportunities at the annual Leo Awards this week, according to the event's associate producer. The Leos honour the best in B.C.

Vancouver geothermal energy firm acquired by U.S.-based developer

One of Vancouver’s last small-cap geothermal energy developers announced Monday morning it had been acquired. Reno-based Ram Power Corp. (TSX:RPG) had previously attempted to acquire Vancouver’s Sierra Geothermal Power Corp. (TSX-V:SRA) a year ago.

Rapid growth prompts Appnovation to seek bigger offices

Demand for applications and websites has pushed Vancouver’s Appnovation Technologies to the point that owner Arnold Leung, 24, needs to more than double his current office space. “We’re hiring more people,” Leung told Business in Vancouver .

BioteQ building pilot water treatment plant at U.S. mine

A Vancouver company which designs mine water treatment plants is building a new pilot project for a U.S. mining firm. BioteQ Environmental Technologies Inc.

Rising energy prices behind B.C. inflation

The province’s year-over-year inflation rate crept up 1% in April, up from 0.5% in March as the cost of energy products jumped 10.9%. Excluding energy, the overall increase in the consumer price index (CPI) would have been just 0.1%.