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Companies warned to keep proper consent records to comply with anti-spam law
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B.C. employers forecast modest salary increases in 2017: Conference Board

B.C. employers forecast modest salary increases in 2017: Conference Board

Organizations across British Columbia are expecting to increase salaries by an average of...
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Totally vacant: City of Vancouver’s empty homes tax full of holes

Totally vacant: City of Vancouver’s empty homes tax full of holes

Welcome to Snitchville. Our city’s new official bird: The stool pigeon. Official flower: Anything with a hidden camera. The City of Vancouver’s proposed tax on empty homes is an empty promise rife with empty threats arising from empty headedness.
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Income and real estate taxes help bump up B.C. surplus

Income and real estate taxes help bump up B.C. surplus

Bus pass clawback for disabled remains as Finance Minister Mike de Jong releases province’s first-quarter budget update
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Slow growth forecast in Northeast B.C. over the next three years

Slow growth forecast in Northeast B.C. over the next three years

Weak commodity prices, an underperforming global economy and a struggling province next door will continue to hamper growth in Northeast B.C. over the next three years, according to economists with Central 1 Credit Union.
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Peace region mayors lobby for level tax playing field

Peace region mayors lobby for level tax playing field

Peace region mayors say some Alberta contractors working in BC are not paying PST
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Rising household net worth unlikely to keep pace with increasing debt loads

Rising household net worth unlikely to keep pace with increasing debt loads

Canadian net worth jumped to a record high in 2016’s second quarter, but...
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B.C. companies ink deals during PM’s trip to China

B.C. companies ink deals during PM’s trip to China

Asian enterprise initiatives include investment, partnerships and education agreements
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Rossland: Pleasantville with broadband and skiing

Rossland: Pleasantville with broadband and skiing

Small Kootenay town aspires to become the province’s next high-tech hub
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Vision helps union avoid privatization job losses

Vision helps union avoid privatization job losses

CUPE secured soft landing in next month’s Multi-Material BC takeover of recycling pickup
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