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The Real Estate Foundation of B.C . recognized leadership, innovation and collaboration in sustainably and land conservation in B.C. at its 2011 Land Awards gala at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver November 3.

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd . (TSX: MDA) has landed a $31 million contract with the Canadian Department of National Defence . MDA will provide two mobile satellite receiving stations for Canada’s Joint Space Support Project.

A more balanced housing market in Vancouver next year will drive only a modest increase in home prices in 2012, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp .’s (CMHC) Vancouver housing market outlook published Friday.

Morguard Investments Ltd . is speaking with more than one international fashion retailer about leasing 42,000-square-feet of space at the corner of Robson and Burrard streets, where HMV Canada has operated since 2005.

B.C. shed 11,000 jobs in October, mostly due to a decline in part-time jobs, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The decline was mirrored in Ontario, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the national statistical agency said.

Hospitality sector businesses have a new resource to help them market their services to the burgeoning Chinese tourism market. The B.C.

Metro Vancouver home prices increased 7.5% to $622,955 in October from $579,349 in October 2010, according to Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver statistics released November 2.

The University of British Columbia (UBC) opened the Wayne and William White Engineering Design Centre November 2. Alumni Wayne and William White helped make the $8.5 million building possible with a $2.5 million donation.

The federal government is expected to make a decision within days as to whether another environmental assessment is required for Taseko Mines ’ (TSX:TKO) massive copper-gold Prosperity project near Williams Lake.

Victoria has established a B.C. Shipbuilding and Repair Sector task force to ensure the province can meet the workforce requirements of a soon-to-be revitalized marine industry.