Economy, Law & Politics

The economy in British Columbia has seen modest growth over the past two years, but 2014 will be a good year for the province, according to a March 19 RBC Economics study.

Our best estimate is that 40% of the government’s $5.6 billion in PST revenue is from sales tax on business inputs

Standardized wholesale discounts favour private liquor stores, wine store owners say

A majority of Canadian firms expect trade volumes to increase in 2014, according to the results of an HSBC survey released March 18.

Cities claim Multi Material BC program could derail existing cost-effective systems

Partners at large Vancouver firms urged to map out ways to avoid a fate similar to Heenan’s

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 March 12. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.

A father and son in the business of exploring and developing mineral claims are suing the B.C. government for allegedly expropriating some of their claims to establish two parks, while leaving the pair’s most valuable claims untouched but inaccessible and therefore worthless after the expropriation.

Sub-provincial population estimates are out for 2013, and weak growth was the norm for most areas of B.C., with gains largely concentrated in larger metro areas.

The province’s forestry and seafood sectors could tap huge new Asian market