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LDB's Vancouver warehouse on the block this fall: new liquor minister

LDB's Vancouver warehouse on the block this fall: new liquor minister

Attorney General Suzanne Anton, whose portfolio includes liquor sales and regulation, said July 23 in a budget hearing at the Legislature that the Liquor Distribution Branch's Vancouver warehouse will be sold this fall.
Vancouver votes to spend $6 million to set up bike share

Vancouver votes to spend $6 million to set up bike share

Vancouver city council voted to approve a proposal to set up a bike share system July 23.
B.C. spent $36.4m on marketing in 2012-13 – and lost $10m on PavCo venues

B.C. spent $36.4m on marketing in 2012-13 – and lost $10m on PavCo venues

The British Columbia government spent almost $36.4 million on communications and advertising for the year ended March 31, 2013.

Insider trading

The following is a list of the largest stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed by the week ending July 10. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission.
Victoria set to take another shot at modernizing province's liquor laws

Victoria set to take another shot at modernizing province's liquor laws

Happy hours in bars and restaurants are popular across Canada and along the U.S. west coast but they're prohibited in B.C.
Top 100 paid executives report: Executive packages lack sustainability targets

Top 100 paid executives report: Executive packages lack sustainability targets

Most companies still slow to embrace environmental, social and governance incentives for executives
LDB's search for relocation expert proves onerous

LDB's search for relocation expert proves onerous

The B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch’s (LDB) search for a supply chain and logistics management expert is going overtime.
Government claims provincial policies helping reduce executive compensation at Crown corporations

Government claims provincial policies helping reduce executive compensation at Crown corporations

The provincial government released its annual report of executive compensation in Crown corporations July 23 and is attributing the marginal drop in pay to new policies it enacted in July 2012.
B.C.’s building boom contracting in 2013

B.C.’s building boom contracting in 2013

Six and a half years after the athletes’ village for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games broke ground, construction cranes continue to puncture Vancouver’s skyline around False Creek.
Wall Centre hotel alleges guest set off sprinkler

Wall Centre hotel alleges guest set off sprinkler

SWC Hotels LLP, which does business as Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel (SWCH), is suing the Lebanese American University (LAU) and Saad Lina for allegedly causing $76,247 in damage by setting off the hotel’s sprinkler system.