$10M for BC fruit growers
VANCOUVER — B.C. has launched a $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be handed out as one-time payments to farmers and can be used to help with needs […]
Mine fast tracking no guarantee
VICTORIA — The mining industry is applauding the B.C. government’s decision to fast-track permits for several projects amid the ongoing U.S. tariff threat, but research suggests economic factors have been behind long delays for many other proposals. Simon Fraser University associate professor Rosemary Collard says research shows that regulatory fast tracking of mining projects is […]
Eby says BC looking elsewhere
B.C. companies are in the process of redirecting critical minerals and energy products to markets outside the United States, Premier David Eby said, as the reality of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs sets in. Eby said he had spoken with the leaders of B.C. mining and refining firms, who indicated they are redirecting products to […]
Grand Chief clarifies pipeline talk
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is apologizing and walking back comments suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project, and now says he doesn’t support “resuscitating dead projects.” In a statement released by the union, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip said the pipeline rejected in 2016 “would have been an absolute […]
Finn floats floating hotel
VANCOUVER — A Finnish developer wants to bring a 250-room floating hotel into Vancouver’s harbour. A statement from Sunborn International Holding says the proposed hotel would be 136 metres long and 19.5 metres high, spread out over six floors and connected to the Vancouver Convention Centre by a ramp from the seawall walkway. The company […]
Eby warns of tariff impacts
VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby says U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has made a “declaration of economic war” on Canada and B.C. with his proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. Eby and Finance Minister Brenda Bailey released costings that suggest the tariffs and a similar response from Canada would cumulatively cost B.C. $69 billion in […]
More breaks for film industry
The B.C. government is increasing tax incentives for both local and international film and TV projects in an effort to attract more major productions to the province. Premier David Eby said the tax credit for international projects made in B.C. will jump from 28% to 36%, and an incentive for Canadian-content productions will increase from […]
BC begins US film push
Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the B.C. government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production. Spencer Chandra Herbert, minister of tourism, arts, culture and sport, said in a statement they want to bring the “biggest productions” to the province, allowing […]
Funding for Vancouver rentals
VANCOUVER — The federal government is providing more than $574 million in financing to help build about 950 rental homes in Vancouver. The government says in a news release that a project on 42nd Avenue is one of four locations receiving funds through the Apartment Loan Construction Program, which offers repayable low-interest loans to encourage […]
Unions challenge interventions
Three unions are now challenging the federal government’s recent decisions to intervene in major labour disputes, saying it’s undermining workers’ rights. The union representing locked-out dock workers in Montreal was the latest Wednesday morning to say it plans to challenge Ottawa’s intervention in court, not long after the union representing locked-out workers in B.C. announced […]
