Commentary

Battered and bleeding, the B.C. lumber industry has seen better days. Today, it is grappling with tough market conditions, a diminished domestic timber supply (along with rising fibre costs), U.S.

The transportation road map ahead demands far more than navigation skills. It will require bold investment and gambles on infrastructure and operations. The recent tentative settlement in B.C.

The West is out. Again. The federal-provincial narrative of pre-election politics is on. Again.

Never in history has B.C. lost so much wealth so quickly – and intentionally.

the last 10 years, the North American transaction market has been strong and business valuations have been rising.

In 2010, the Women’s Executive Network selected me as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women. My reaction was one of mixed emotions; I was honoured, elated, humbled yet a bit embarrassed.

After Quebec began the implementation of a nearly universal child care system in 1997, many other jurisdictions in Canada have attempted to emulate the policy.

My company’s email address has been active for just over a year. In that span, I have received an extraordinary array of messages that echo the so-called “Nigerian scam.” Among all of the communications I have received, one stands out from the pack.

I remember my pack-a-day mother swearing off cigarettes when the doctor scheduled her for a partial lung removal. She lived for more than a decade afterward, but the damage had been done. But at least my mother had a plan to move forward.

The departure of the Vancouver International Maritime Centre (VIMC) looms as a significant loss for more than the city’s global shipping hub aspirations. It will be a major missed opportunity for industry diversification in British Columbia.