Economy, Law & Politics

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A young entrepreneur recalls the winter he stick-handled a major business crisis while on tour with his band

Many young people take on large debt loads but have limited financial knowledge

Interest rates have fallen throughout 2015, making borrowing more attractive

BIV reporter Nelson Bennett’s take on this week’s business news stories

Canada’s social and economic fabric is being damaged and worthy natural resource projects are being delayed because of the work of social licence ‘radicals,’ Brian Lee Crowley told chambers of commerce in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John this week.

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed the week ending December 2. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

B.C. payroll earnings and employment estimates bounced back in September following deceleration in August. Average weekly earnings growth in B.C. outpaced the national performance in September with a monthly increase of 1.3% to $914.59, marking a 1.

Construction is expected to help push provincial growth over the 3% mark in 2016 and 2017

Online editor Emma Crawford Hampel on the news of the week