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Law report: Conquering the world

Law report: Conquering the world

The sun never sets on Salman Manki’s global legal team
Perkins Will sues over architecture invoices for Okanagan winery

Perkins Will sues over architecture invoices for Okanagan winery

A Vancouver architecture firm is suing a group of companies over unpaid design bills for a vineyard and marina project in the Okanagan.
Federal government announces $53b for municipal infrastructure

Federal government announces $53b for municipal infrastructure

Canada's crumbling infrastructure was top of mind at an annual gathering of 1,800 mayors, councillors and municipal managers held this weekend in Vancouver.
U.S. could raise interest rates before Canada: Central 1

U.S. could raise interest rates before Canada: Central 1

A Vancouver economist says the U.S. Federal Reserve could raise interest rates before the Bank of Canada budges from its 1% benchmark.
CFIB urges municipalities to cut wages

CFIB urges municipalities to cut wages

Municipal leaders are slamming a Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) report that criticizes city spending levels.
AG for local government starts looking at the books

AG for local government starts looking at the books

Seventeen B.C. cities, towns and regional districts will soon be audited by the Auditor General for Local Governments (AGLG), the B.C. government announced yesterday.
Liquor Distribution Branch seeks moving consultant

Liquor Distribution Branch seeks moving consultant

The Liquor Distribution Branch is shopping for a supply chain and logistics management expert, three months after Liquor Minister Rich Coleman announced LDB would be looking for a new warehouse.
Russ Jones sworn in as acting auditor general

Russ Jones sworn in as acting auditor general

Acting auditor general Russ Jones officially assumed his new post this week, taking over from B.C.'s previous auditor general John Doyle, who left the post earlier this month and returned to Australia.
Canada Post's $109m downtown building sale boosts Q1 financials

Canada Post's $109m downtown building sale boosts Q1 financials

Thanks to the $109 million sale of its downtown Vancouver mail processing plant, the Canada Post Group of Companies posted a $51 million pre-tax profit in 2013's first quarter, the company announced this morning.
Trudeau and Mulcair to speak at municipalities conference this weekend

Trudeau and Mulcair to speak at municipalities conference this weekend

Nearly 2,000 politicians from across Canada will converge on the Vancouver Convention Centre later this week for the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) conference.