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Meena Wong wants to give Vancouver a raise

Meena Wong wants to give Vancouver a raise

In the weeks leading up to the November 15 election, Business in Vancouver will interview the mayoral candidates for Vision, the NPA and COPE
Vancouver Island radio infomercial host fined $17.5 million for fraud

Vancouver Island radio infomercial host fined $17.5 million for fraud

A Vancouver Island radio infomercial host who defrauded clients and listeners has been fined $17.5 million
Vancouver cab companies file lawsuit against rideshare service Uber

Vancouver cab companies file lawsuit against rideshare service Uber

Taxi companies in Vancouver have filed a lawsuit against rideshare service company Uber Canada and its drivers
B.C. needs strategic approach to developing infrastructure, says BCBC

B.C. needs strategic approach to developing infrastructure, says BCBC

The demand on current infrastructure in British Columbia will increase in the decades to come, and the province’s current plans to address these needs are inadequate
Scotiabank to slash 1,500 jobs, including approximately 1,000 in Canada

Scotiabank to slash 1,500 jobs, including approximately 1,000 in Canada

Scotiabank (TSX:BNS) will be cutting 1,500 jobs internationally, with two-thirds of the layoffs in ...
Visa and MasterCard to slash merchant credit card fees

Visa and MasterCard to slash merchant credit card fees

Credit card giants Visa and MasterCard have voluntarily agreed to cut the credit card fees charged to merchants
City bylaw set to slam windows of opportunity shut on small manufacturers

City bylaw set to slam windows of opportunity shut on small manufacturers

Stringent new Vancouver building bylaw could make operating overhead too expensive for some local custom window makers

Government pension plans akin to a blank cheque from taxpayers

Since the turn of the millennium the ever-increasing cost to taxpayers of government-sector pension plans has been made evident time and again ...
Insider trading, Nov. 4, 2014

Insider trading, Nov. 4, 2014

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 October 29. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
From Sam’s party to double Vision

From Sam’s party to double Vision

Incumbent Vision versus another new NPA: the business of civic politics during the Robertson reign