Commentary

The Canadian Construction Documents Committee’s (CCDC) industry standard prime contract between owners and the general contractors is a well-known document in the construction industry.

For the many British Columbians who rely on the same mobile telephone for work and leisure, receiving a call from an unknown number may be tricky to deal with.

It’s not just another restaurant loss in a city in the grim grip of another round of COVID closures. It is the loss of another piece of local charm and grace that Vancouver’s business community can ill afford to lose.

As we moved through the summer of 2021, and Canadians and British Columbians became more convinced that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic was behind us, discussions about the “great restart” began to take shape.

Don’t do it, Justin. Don’t follow the desperation and determination of Quebec Premier François Legault, even if his vaxx-or-tax plan for his province is tempting.

As we approach the two-year mark of the global pandemic, several developments look likely to influence what 2022 has in store for British Columbia’s economy. The most important is the course of the pandemic itself.

2021 was a challenging year that many of us would like to put behind us. One issue that grabbed national and international headlines was the discovery of unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops Residential School.

Almost a decade has passed since the moment when Canadians were compelled to reflect on how violent the game of hockey could be.

As our lives remain more new than normal, here are some predictions (and wishful thinking) for 2022. Dr. Henry Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry’s credibility keeps slipping.

The extreme weather events that British Columbia experienced last year showed, only too clearly, why climate change is the most pressing issue of our day. The University of British Columbia (UBC) has a role to play in the climate emergency.