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Insider trading: May 3, 2016

Insider trading: May 3, 2016

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended April 26, 2016. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
New Brunswick court decision could help expand market for B.C. wines

New Brunswick court decision could help expand market for B.C. wines

Ruling seen as step toward direct-to-consumer wine sales in Canada
On the 30th anniversary, a potpourri of Expo 86 trivia

On the 30th anniversary, a potpourri of Expo 86 trivia

A look back at Vancouver’s Expo 86, which opened 30 years ago today, and some of the lesser-known aspects of the 165-day fair and its legacies
PST drags down B.C.'s business tax performance: Conference Board

PST drags down B.C.'s business tax performance: Conference Board

Businesses in British Columbia pay some of the highest taxes among Canadian provinces, but individuals in B.C. pay relatively low taxes, according to a Conference Board of Canada analysis
Vancouver NPA councillor pushing for transparency on mayor’s spending

Vancouver NPA councillor pushing for transparency on mayor’s spending

NPA Coun. George Affleck wants Mayor Gregor Robertson to proactively release his office’s spending information every three months.
City of Vancouver seeks compromise on floating ads

City of Vancouver seeks compromise on floating ads

Vancouver city council could legalize floating advertising, but only dinghy-sized ads. A staff proposal to a May 3 city council meeting recommends prohibiting floating billboards, but allowing a single one-metre-square sign per vessel.
Robertson presiding over city hall’s remake of Reefer Madness

Robertson presiding over city hall’s remake of Reefer Madness

There haven’t been many sillier, cynical exercises in recent times than the City of Vancouver’s erratic and unprofessional treatment of marijuana dispensaries. It is Reefer Madness , 21st century style.
Measuring the TSX zombie march of 2016

Measuring the TSX zombie march of 2016

Inventory of companies with negative working capital listed on the Toronto stock exchange growing, analysis finds
Updated: Expansion sought for controversial Richmond jet fuel pipeline

Updated: Expansion sought for controversial Richmond jet fuel pipeline

A controversial jet fuel pipeline soon to be built across Richmond may get bigger, after its proponents filed for an amendment to the project’s environmental certificate.
Fake Burnaby accountant used B.C. company as personal piggy bank, says Crown

Fake Burnaby accountant used B.C. company as personal piggy bank, says Crown

A Burnaby man who passed himself off as a certified general accountant then used his position of trust to defraud a North Vancouver business out of almost $400,000 should go to jail for between two and three years, a Crown prosecutor has argued.