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Victoria hires transport expert to chair sewage plan

Victoria hires transport expert to chair sewage plan

Millennium Line executives team up on capital city sewage treatment plant project
Tax soaring city property values and reward income earners

Tax soaring city property values and reward income earners

Because this is Vancouver, it must be time to talk again, with passion, unendingly, about real estate. But first, let me set my timer.
Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nation chiefs lobby feds to stop Kinder Morgan pipeline

Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nation chiefs lobby feds to stop Kinder Morgan pipeline

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson joined chiefs of the North Shore’s Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish nations and a Musqueam nation councillor in...
City ramps up fight against illegal marijuana dispensaries

City ramps up fight against illegal marijuana dispensaries

The City of Vancouver is pursuing its fight against illegal marijuana dispensaries with plans to...
Ottawa is the best place to live in Canada, says MoneySense. Vancouver, not so much

Ottawa is the best place to live in Canada, says MoneySense. Vancouver, not so much

But the Lower Mainland is home to Canada’s richest city
Quebec bank targets Vancouver wealthy

Quebec bank targets Vancouver wealthy

National Bank’s Private Banking 1859 opens branch on Alberni Street
Profile: Steve Mossop, president, Insights West

Profile: Steve Mossop, president, Insights West

Vancouver pollster a master of all he surveys
Tax Freedom Day comes earlier this year: Fraser Institute

Tax Freedom Day comes earlier this year: Fraser Institute

Today (June 7) is Tax Freedom Day—the day Canadian families have made enough money to pay all their tax bills for the year as levied by all levels of government—according to a Fraser Institute report released this morning.
ICBC slips out bad news balance sheet

ICBC slips out bad news balance sheet

Crown auto insurer’s net income plummets in face of higher claims, cyber security threats, shifting demographics
Payroll earnings rise in March as EI counts fall

Payroll earnings rise in March as EI counts fall

Payroll counts and weekly earnings estimates for March remained aligned with our outlook for another year of solid growth for B.C.’s economy. Paid employment counts in B.C. jumped 0.