Technology

In the latest chapter of the CUPE saga, support workers at Royal Roads University reached a tentative agreement yesterday, as yet to be ratified by members of CUPE 3886 and the university.

Telus has invested $1.8 million to provide new wireless coverage to stretches of highway near 100 Mile House, as part of a partnership with the B.C. government.

The BC Technology Industry Association (BCTIA) is expanding its Centre4Growth acceleration program to the District of Maple Ridge and the City of Surrey. The program is geared toward the growth and acceleration of B.C. technology companies.

Absolute Software Corp. (TSX:ABT) announced October 24 that it plans to grow through acquisition and confirmed that its products are compatible with both Apple Corp.'s recently launched OS X 10.

The province has announced three more tentative agreements reached with locals of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), the University of British Columbia (UBC) and the University of Northern BC (UNBC).

Vancouver company switches from mining lithium to perfecting lithium-ion batteries

Local entrepreneur has two-month wait list for Linquet, which tethers smartphones to crucial items so that you never lose either again

MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has landed multimillion-dollar contracts in the U.S. to develop a program for reusing components from defunct satellites to service working ones in space. The contracts, worth a total of $26.

EnWave Corp. (TSX-V:ENW), the Vancouver company that developed a microwave-based alternative to freeze-drying food, has announced plans to buy a majority share of a German dehydration equipment maker. EnWave has made a bid to acquire an 86.

Members of CUPE Local 2950 voted yesterday to ratify last week's tentative collective agreement that covers its 1,500 clerical, hospital and library workers at the University of British Columbia.