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Vancouver International Airport extends its overseas reach

Vancouver International Airport extends its overseas reach

Several new carriers in recent years have enabled more non-stop and one-stop routes
Vail Resorts acquires Whistler Blackcomb for $1.4 billion

Vail Resorts acquires Whistler Blackcomb for $1.4 billion

Deal will help finance ski resort's growth plans
YVR's passenger numbers soar to all-time high

YVR's passenger numbers soar to all-time high

A record 20.3 million travellers went through the airport in 2015
Plan B for unhappy campers in British Columbia

Plan B for unhappy campers in British Columbia

Lesser-known alternatives to crowded provincial campgrounds abound
First Xiamen Airlines flight to Vancouver set to land July 25

First Xiamen Airlines flight to Vancouver set to land July 25

Thrice-weekly flights are slated to be year round
Victoria outlaws hunting game using drones

Victoria outlaws hunting game using drones

Regulatory change updates previous rules that made it illegal to hunt using a helicopter
Growth in international visitation to B.C. slides in May

Growth in international visitation to B.C. slides in May

Year to date, visitation increased 14% with Americans driving trend but May growth rate was only 4.8%
Soaring Alberni rents squeeze out restaurants along Luxury Row

Soaring Alberni rents squeeze out restaurants along Luxury Row

High-end retailers with higher margins more able to absorb lease rates that have doubled in the past decade
Being too large can kill restaurants in off-prime locations

Being too large can kill restaurants in off-prime locations

Potential strata unit aggregation, sluggish sales kill Robson Street’s Hapa Izakaya Japanese restaurant
Vancouverites enter a different world with return of Folk Festival

Vancouverites enter a different world with return of Folk Festival

When you saunter through the East Gate of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival, just past the money-soaked Royal Vancouver Yacht Club on Kitsilano’s “Golden Mile,” you quickly get a sense that you’re entering a different world, a weird and wonderful par