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Insider trading, Feb. 17, 2015

Insider trading, Feb. 17, 2015

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 February 11. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
Ralph Klein saved Alberta healthcare and education

Ralph Klein saved Alberta healthcare and education

Premier Jim Prentice and Finance Minister Robin Campbell have made it clear the province will reduce government spending in its March budget. In response, many people have alluded to the 1990s

Smart cities contest cultivating urban economic intelligence

It’s great to see more cities getting smart about being smart.
Vancouver bike share unlikely to debut this year

Vancouver bike share unlikely to debut this year

Amid bike share sector financial upheaval, launch date for Vancouver program has been pushed back
Driverless cars, ownerless condos

Driverless cars, ownerless condos

More on driverless cars, the price of gas, Chinese condominium ghost towns and why women should run the world
Vancouver proposes 2.4% property tax increase in 2015

Vancouver proposes 2.4% property tax increase in 2015

The City of Vancouver plans to raise property taxes 2.4% in 2015, according to a draft budget released February 13. That’s a steeper increase than in 2014, when the city raised property taxes 1.9%.
New program to lure Asian headquarters to Vancouver

New program to lure Asian headquarters to Vancouver

HQ Vancouver will target Asian companies in specific sectors to bring them to the West Coast
Most Vancouverites currently under 45 may be unable to retire: Vancity

Most Vancouverites currently under 45 may be unable to retire: Vancity

High cost of living makes it difficult to save for retirement, possibly pushing that goal out of reach
Company president committed fraud to buy wife ring, home, grocery store: BCSC

Company president committed fraud to buy wife ring, home, grocery store: BCSC

A B.C. businessman fraudulently used investors’ money raised for a development project in Chilliwack to buy everything from jewelry to a home, according to a ruling from the B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC).
Amnesty International wants investigation of B.C. miner

Amnesty International wants investigation of B.C. miner

International human rights organization says Ivanhoe Mines may have breached trade sanctions with mine in Myanmar