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B.C. gains almost 10,000 jobs in September; Canadian unemployment rate lowest since 2008

B.C. gains almost 10,000 jobs in September; Canadian unemployment rate lowest since 2008

The province saw the number of jobs grow by 9,600 – an increase of 0.4% – in September
NPA would curb parking meter hours

NPA would curb parking meter hours

Vision says scheme would cost city $7 million a year
Head-to-head: Judging by its 2014-15 first quarter economic report, does the B.C. Liberal government have the province on the right fiscal track?

Head-to-head: Judging by its 2014-15 first quarter economic report, does the B.C. Liberal government have the province on the right fiscal track?

Neils Veldhuis, economist and president of the Fraser Institute, and Jim Sinclair, president of the British Columbia Federation of Labour, go head-to-head
Surrey gets underwhelming ‘C’ grade on liveability

Surrey gets underwhelming ‘C’ grade on liveability

Crime and safety, transit, mental illness and addiction are top areas needing improvement
EY announces partnership with former First Nations chief Kim Baird

EY announces partnership with former First Nations chief Kim Baird

EY (formerly Ernst & Young) has partnered with Kim Baird, former Chief of Tsawwassen First Nation
10 steps you can take today to improve your cash flow tomorrow

10 steps you can take today to improve your cash flow tomorrow

“Business opportunities are like buses, there is always another one coming.” – Richard Branson
Answers to company advisory board questions

Answers to company advisory board questions

Companies that created an advisory board saw their sales grow almost three times faster in the following three years than in the previous three years
Prescription for controversy: private clinics in B.C.

Prescription for controversy: private clinics in B.C.

Provincial government discusses out-of-court settlement
City contract procurement transparency questioned

City contract procurement transparency questioned

Critics charge that city hall staff now wield too much power in tendering process
Manufacturing growth steady in July, but sector recovering

Manufacturing growth steady in July, but sector recovering

Dollar-volume shipments held near their highest levels since 2007 at $3.58 billion (seasonally adjusted) and were up 10% from the same month in 2013