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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
Dollar to keep more Canadians home this year: poll

Dollar to keep more Canadians home this year: poll

One in five Canadians cancelling plans to travel to the U.S., Insights West says
International visitors continue to boost Canadian tourism numbers

International visitors continue to boost Canadian tourism numbers

Canada’s tourism industry doesn’t seem to be on vacation as spending by international visitors grew 4.3% in the first quarter of 2016, the largest increase since 2010. Tourism spending totalled 20.6 billion dollars, up 1.1% from the end of 2015.
What's on your Khatsahlano bucket list?

What's on your Khatsahlano bucket list?

Now in its sixth year, the music-centric Khatsalano Street Party shuts down West 4th Avenue from Burrard to MacDonald Street and is slated to draw more than 150,000 attendees on Saturday, July 9.
Restaurateurs partner with charities for events with wow factor

Restaurateurs partner with charities for events with wow factor

SkyHigh event on the Peak2Peak gondola raised money for the Whistler Blackcomb Foundation