Economy, Law & Politics

When the B.C. Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) reached a tentative deal with the government Tuesday morning (September 16) that could end the three-month long teachers’ strike, they did what any student would do — they tweeted the news.

1. NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD. Precious and base metals mining 2013 revenue: $160.4 million Five-year growth: 40,089% See page B16 for an in-depth analysis of Nevsun’s growth over the past five years. 2. SILVER STANDARD RESOURCES INC.

City of Vancouver paid more than $1.6 million to 33 people in its communications department in 2013, according to city hall pay records released via Freedom of Information to CityHallWatch and provided to Business in Vancouver.

. B.C.’s labour market turned in another uninspiring performance in August, showing that the provincial economy remains in a low-growth state. While B.C.

City’s South Asian population is uniquely positioned to leverage overseas ties

A big theme in the upcoming civic election in Vancouver is going to be community consultation. Everybody is promising to listen more. The NPA wants you to believe that we can all have “the Vancouver I want,” while Vision Vancouver has to explain why work crews were revving up their trucks to start the Hornby bike lane within hours of a so-called “public hearing.”

The post-secondary school year began in the north last week with a kickoff event for the 25th anniversary of University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) – an institution that’s consistently ranked among Canada’s top three small universities.

The owner of Save On Meats says that despite facing several lawsuits and a tumultuous two years in which several of his businesses were closed, sold or relocated, it’s business as usual at his well-known Downtown Eastside diner and butcher shop.

The Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) has shown its solidarity with teachers in British Columbia by announcing it is sending the union some financial support.

The federal government has reduced the amount small businesses must pay in employment insurance premiums.