Chevron unloading stations
Chevron gas stations are shutting down across Vancouver, as the oil company looks to cash in on the city’s sky-high real estate prices. Last week, two Chevron stations in downtown Vancouver closed, after the company offloaded the properties to developers in multi-million-dollar deals. Chevron spokesperson Adrien Byrne says the company will likely shut down three […]
Softwood litigation looms
As softwood negotiations with the United States languish, the Canadian government says it’s readying itself for the next phase of the lumber fight, which has historically been a necessary step in resolving this recurring dispute: litigation. Canada’s ambassador to Washington says the two governments have been working hard to get a deal and will continue […]
Big perks woo tech types
From vacation cash to luxury cars, some technology companies in British Columbia are offering big perks to woo prospective employees. Multinationals like Amazon and Microsoft have opened offices in Vancouver, while homegrown startups like Hootsuite have gained international acclaim in recent years. The growth has left companies competing to recruit workers, said Bill Tam, CEO […]
BC to intervene on pipeline
The provincial government has applied for intervener status in court challenges against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The NDP government announced earlier this month that it would be joining the legal fight against Ottawa’s approval of the $7.4-billion project and hired former judge Thomas Berger to provide legal advice. Several First Nations and municipalities have […]
International visits climb
June saw a significant amount of International visitors to British Columbia. The latest numbers from Statistics Canada from June 2017, show a 5.3 per cent increase over the same month in 2016, resulting in 35,000 more visitors arriving in B.C. The total year-to-date international overnight custom entries to B.C. are up 4.1 per cent. Other notable increases for […]
Ice cream tour of the city
What’s better than a scoop of ice cream on a hot summer day? Three scoops, an ice cream sandwich, soft serve drizzled with chocolate syrup and a vegan charcoal banana coconut confection, of course. That’s what participants devoured on a recent Gourmet Ice Cream Tour in Vancouver, one of several culinary walking tours offered by […]
Low B.C. sockeye returns
The Fisheries Department says low salmon returns to British Columbia’s Fraser River mean indigenous groups have priority access to the fish as conservation efforts are underway. Jennifer Nener, director of salmon management for the Pacific region of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, says some indigenous communities that were evacuated during wildfires in the Interior missed the […]
Few millennials can buy homes
Across the country, young adults aged 25-30 are aching to enter the housing market. Unfortunately for Canada’s “peak millennials,” sky-high home prices and job uncertainty means few of them are getting the opportunity. According to a new Royal LePage report, the largest cohort of the millennial demographic represents some serious potential purchasing power in Canada. […]
Wilson suing for $5M
B.C.’s former LNG advocate Gordon Wilson has filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit against Premier John Horgan and two of his fellow NDP politicians. The suit accuses Horgan, Jobs Minister Bruce Ralston and MP Rachel Blaney of unfairly disparaging the work Wilson completed after being hired by Christy Clark’s Liberals to promote the province’s LNG […]
Green runs for Van council
A Vancouver community advocate will make a second attempt to win a city council seat for the Green party. Pete Fry is the son of longtime member of Parliament Hedy Fry, and he’s been acclaimed as the Green party of Vancouver candidate for a byelection in October. If successful, he would join sole Green politician […]
