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TransLink Mayors’ Council sitting on Ottawa lobbying trip budget

TransLink Mayors’ Council sitting on Ottawa lobbying trip budget

A delegation of 12 municipal representatives visited the capital to lobby for more federal transit funding
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Hotel property sales soared to $335 million in Q1 2023

Hotel property sales soared to $335 million in Q1 2023

Property transactions up 70 per cent from a year ago, with B.C., Alberta resorts among top targets
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‘Virtue of being a single corporate tenant’: A peek inside Amazon’s new Vancouver office

‘Virtue of being a single corporate tenant’: A peek inside Amazon’s new Vancouver office

Tech giant to take up 1.1M sq. ft. off office space at a time workers are still shying from downtown
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Experts, feds slam report saying clean fuel regulation will hit poor Canadians hardest

Experts, feds slam report saying clean fuel regulation will hit poor Canadians hardest

Parliamentary Budget Officer report finds federal regulations to reduce the carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel will hit poorer Canadians harder, but experts say the analysis is flawed.
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Feds finalize Visa, Mastercard agreements lowering fees for small businesses

Feds finalize Visa, Mastercard agreements lowering fees for small businesses

OTTAWA — The federal government has finalized agreements with Visa and Mastercard that will see small businesses pay lower credit card transaction fees, it announced Thursday.
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Here's how much Metro Vancouver drivers can expect to pay for gas this long weekend

Here's how much Metro Vancouver drivers can expect to pay for gas this long weekend

Plus where to find the cheapest gas
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Telus offering buyouts after investing in customer service tech, self-serve options

Telus offering buyouts after investing in customer service tech, self-serve options

VANCOUVER — Telus says it's offering buyouts to a large group of employees and anticipates several hundred workers will take them.
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UBC startup addresses burning farm and forestry waste

UBC startup addresses burning farm and forestry waste

Mobile bio-reactor would allow farmers to turn agricultural waste into useable products
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Data points: Listings near two-decade low as buyers stretch to enter market

Data points: Listings near two-decade low as buyers stretch to enter market

B.C. home prices are back on the rise on a monthly basis, while full-time employment sees its first decline since October 2022
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Music festivals return to B.C. despite surging operation costs

Music festivals return to B.C. despite surging operation costs

Organizers are finding creative ways to keep festivals on stage and sustainable
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