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Survey digs into British Columbians’ love of gardening

Survey digs into British Columbians’ love of gardening

Whether you observe Victoria Day or the Journée nationale des patriotes, the third weekend of May unofficially marks the start of gardening season in Canada.
BC NDP seeks political payoff from public inquiry into money laundering

BC NDP seeks political payoff from public inquiry into money laundering

If it makes us feel any better, we can all recall how John Horgan only months ago threw shade on the need for a money laundering inquiry: too time-consuming, too resource-greedy, too distractive, too little a province could directly do, anyway.
UNDRIP could open industry opportunity door for First Nations

UNDRIP could open industry opportunity door for First Nations

There’s a prevailing perception among business leaders and investors and even within some First Nations communities that you can’t get a resource development project built in B.C. Of course, that’s not necessarily the case.
Metro Vancouver commuting experience heading downhill: poll

Metro Vancouver commuting experience heading downhill: poll

Over the past five years, discussions about transportation in Metro Vancouver have revolved around issues such as bike infrastructure, the proliferation of parking meters, pinpointing needed investments in transit and the end of the brief and controv
Editorial: Shadow-banking interest alert

Editorial: Shadow-banking interest alert

More light needs to be shed on the shadows identified in a recent Financial Stability Board (FSB) report because they pose a growing risk to global financial stability.
Lost family reconnections courtesy of dogged DNA sleuthing

Lost family reconnections courtesy of dogged DNA sleuthing

A few weeks back I wrote about finding a sister through DNA testing . We share an unknown father; she was adopted at birth, I grew up with my single mother. A photo was emailed to me last week.
Three things you must do to improve your firm’s ranking on Google

Three things you must do to improve your firm’s ranking on Google

Companies are fighting for the best spot on search engines for good reason. There are 3.5 billion searches performed per day on Google: this is how people hunt for the products and services they’re about to buy.
City’s tax shift gives short shrift to rental housing providers

City’s tax shift gives short shrift to rental housing providers

In a 6-5 vote on April 29, City of Vancouver council decided to ignore city staff’s well-researched recommendations and come up with a bad decision to approve a tax shift of 2% from commercial to residential properties.
B.C. coffee shop survey highlights clash of the caffeine titans

B.C. coffee shop survey highlights clash of the caffeine titans

Coffee has long been a staple of Canada’s beverage spectrum. Global studies consistently place our country in the top five when measuring the number of litres of coffee that each Canadian consumes.
British Columbians back making school bus seatbelts mandatory

British Columbians back making school bus seatbelts mandatory

One of many pending issues that may be derailed by the outcome of this year’s federal election is a task force that is currently studying the possibility of having all school buses in Canada fitted with seatbelts.