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B.C. visual effects studios fight to stay in the picture

B.C. visual effects studios fight to stay in the picture

Sony's Vancouver expansion sparks talent crunch in city's booming post-production industry
LNG boom threatens to sink Surrey businesses

LNG boom threatens to sink Surrey businesses

Local manufacturers fear gas industry will draw too many skilled migrants to B.C.’s north

Alberta-based BrightPath rolls into Surrey day-care market with new centre

Surrey's day-care sector is about to welcome a new kid to the playground.
B.C. companies see golden opportunity in U.S. carbon cutbacks

B.C. companies see golden opportunity in U.S. carbon cutbacks

Energy infrastructure, clean-tech sectors could reap bonanza from strict emissions rules
BC Hydro CEO appointment sparks controversy

BC Hydro CEO appointment sparks controversy

Jessica McDonald praised for her grounding in environmental issues, but critics label the former Gordon Campbell deputy minister a 'Liberal partisan'
Northeast B.C. has skills mismatch – not labour shortage – and highest unemployment in the province: UNBC prof

Northeast B.C. has skills mismatch – not labour shortage – and highest unemployment in the province: UNBC prof

It’s treated as a conventional wisdom: northeast British Columbia has more jobs than it has workers to fill them.
Ignoring colleagues more harmful to them than workplace bullying: UBC study

Ignoring colleagues more harmful to them than workplace bullying: UBC study

Letting an employee ignore a co-worker they don’t care for can be more harmful to the targeted person than outright bullying, according to a new study from the University of B.C.
Freeze on Temporary Foreign Worker program may end soon: B.C. MP

Freeze on Temporary Foreign Worker program may end soon: B.C. MP

The Peace Region’s MP says his government's moratorium on temporary foreign workers in the fast food industry could be lifted by early June.
Dawson Creek Filipino workers left in limbo over TFW freeze

Dawson Creek Filipino workers left in limbo over TFW freeze

A former temporary foreign worker-turned-immigration consultant says the federal government's recent moratorium on the program has left many of the region's Filipino workers in limbo.
B.C. employees taking fewer vacation days than average

B.C. employees taking fewer vacation days than average

Summer is just around the corner, which means vacation time for many Canadians. But British Columbians don’t appear to be taking as much time off as employees in other provinces.