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Main reasons why you’re not as influential as you think you are

Main reasons why you’re not as influential as you think you are

You might not be as influential as you think you are. This may be a bold statement, especially because you don’t know me.
Maastricht visit yields multiple lessons in municipal management

Maastricht visit yields multiple lessons in municipal management

For all the excitement about travelling, there are times you yearn for the pleasures of home. Then again, in some places, there are times you yearn that these pleasures were your home.
Editorial: A positive power shift at BC Hydro?

Editorial: A positive power shift at BC Hydro?

Businesses and residents concerned about BC Hydro’s rising debt and energy rates will be hoping that recent leadership changes signal a new game plan for the Crown energy corporation and its Site C dam project.
Pipeline politics threaten to perpetuate oil and gas discount days

Pipeline politics threaten to perpetuate oil and gas discount days

Donald Trump has said Canada’s energy exports are unfair to the U.S.
B.C. needs to level the province’s liquor playing field

B.C. needs to level the province’s liquor playing field

More than $3 billion is spent on alcohol each year in British Columbia, and, over the past decade, an ever-increasing portion of that has been spent on B.C.-made wines and beers.
A company’s employees are its keys to building a better brand

A company’s employees are its keys to building a better brand

Every company wants a strong brand. That’s because strong branding leads to increased sales volumes typically paired with higher pricing.
Editorial: Unshackling the public’s information

Editorial: Unshackling the public’s information

In his opening statement last week, Premier John Horgan pledged that his new government would be open with British Columbians.
U.S. TPP pullout hands opportunity to Western Canada

U.S. TPP pullout hands opportunity to Western Canada

That Western Canada has not been well served by the country’s trade agenda under the previous and current governments is not just a criticism of Ottawa; it’s a damning critique of how little westerners seem to care or how ineffective they’ve been in
NDP ready to run with Liberals’ fumbled $2.8 billion football

NDP ready to run with Liberals’ fumbled $2.8 billion football

Dear British Columbians: Today I bring good news and bad news. Pick your perspective, one or the other. The good news, if you love the new government, is that you have $2.
Local retail presence is now on Metro’s endangered species list

Local retail presence is now on Metro’s endangered species list

The travails of Sears Canada and Hudson’s Bay – not to mention the self-destruction of Target in this country – hog the headlines about suffering and stunted retailers.