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Vancouver law firm recognized with bar association’s Work Life Balance Award

Vancouver law firm recognized with bar association’s Work Life Balance Award

Vancouver law firm Branch MacMaster LLP has won the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) award for work-life balance, the association announced yesterday evening.
Peer to Peer: How do I get my product or invention off the ground?

Peer to Peer: How do I get my product or invention off the ground?

Getting your product to market requires much more than passion
Vancity challenges B.C. businesses to pay living wage

Vancity challenges B.C. businesses to pay living wage

B.C.’s minimum wage is half what a living wage is calculated to be for Metro Vancouver, and Vancity credit union – Canada’s largest living-wage employer – is challenging other B.C. banks and business to follow its lead.
A quarter of Canadians suffer work-related mental health problems: study

A quarter of Canadians suffer work-related mental health problems: study

A new wide-ranging study conducted by the Universite de Montreal, Concordia University and Universite Laval with the support of Standard Life details the most common factors that trigger mental illness for Canadian workers, a problem that costs the economy in excess of $50 billion a year.
Former Burns Lake mill workers graduate skills training program

Former Burns Lake mill workers graduate skills training program

The Industry Training Authority (ITA) announced Friday that 17 former sawmill employees from Burns Lake had graduated from a new program at the College of New Caledonia.
Peer to Peer: How do I take my startup to the next level?

Peer to Peer: How do I take my startup to the next level?

Get expert advice, assemble a top team and remember to work on the business, not in the business
Poor patient decisions cost employers $5.1b annually

Poor patient decisions cost employers $5.1b annually

Poor decisions by Canadian patients cause up to $5.1 billion to be unnecessarily spent annually on prescription drugs, according to an Express Scripts Canada (ESC) study released this morning.
Canadian bosses need to work on saying thanks

Canadian bosses need to work on saying thanks

Canadian bosses should take a page from their American counterparts when it comes to saying thanks to hard-working employees.

Peer to Peer: What do I need to know about hiring a PR company?

Connections, fit and cost are key in securing a PR firm to tell your company’s story
Surrey report: Standing out in the crowds

Surrey report: Standing out in the crowds

YWCA and Top 25 Under 25 awards mark a noteworthy month for Surrey residents