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Small-business confidence slips in B.C.

Small-business confidence slips in B.C.

B.C. small businesses are feeling the pinch of a slower economic environment and are feeling cautious about the future.
Vancouver council considers lower property tax hike than 8.2 per cent

Vancouver council considers lower property tax hike than 8.2 per cent

City staff presents tax hike scenarios of five, six and seven per cent
Information commissioner ordered to review decision on releasing names

Information commissioner ordered to review decision on releasing names

BC Hydro refused to name Site C dam project employees in release fearing for employees’ safety
B.C. political parties involved with election-influencing AggregateIQ

B.C. political parties involved with election-influencing AggregateIQ

Only Vancouver Non-Partisan Association silent on any involvement
Insider trading: December 10, 2019

Insider trading: December 10, 2019

The following is a list of stock trades made by corporate executives, directors and other company insiders of B.C.’s public companies filed in the week ended December 3, 2019. The information comes from a compilation of required reports filed with the BC Securities Commission obtained from DisclosureNet.com.
B.C. mulls potential promise and pitfalls of UNDRIP

B.C. mulls potential promise and pitfalls of UNDRIP

UN declaration could be the path to Indigenous reconciliation – or legal quicksand
FortisBC sues insurers and designers of incinerator system after 2017 fire at Delta LNG plant

FortisBC sues insurers and designers of incinerator system after 2017 fire at Delta LNG plant

FortisBC Energy Inc. is suing a group of insurers and the designers of an incinerator that failed after a fire at the Tilbury liquefied natural gas plant in Delta in 2017.
B.C. economy sheds 18,200 jobs in November

B.C. economy sheds 18,200 jobs in November

Unemployment in B.C. ticked up to 5% but remains lowest across Canada
Surrey councillors ruffled by ‘rude’ public and ‘emotional instability’ in chambers

Surrey councillors ruffled by ‘rude’ public and ‘emotional instability’ in chambers

Surrey’s short budget process fell off the rails on Monday amidst political turmoil
B.C. medical premiums end Dec. 31

B.C. medical premiums end Dec. 31

Transition to Employer Health Tax could mean lower wage increases, higher prices