Busy cruise season ahead
The Port of Vancouver says nearly one million passengers are expected to visit during its 2018 cruise ship season, starting Tuesday with the arrival of the Star Princess. A news release from the port says approximately 895,000 passengers aboard 241 vessels will arrive between April and October, an increase of seven per cent over 2017. […]
Pipeline on hold
The future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion was cast in doubt on Sunday as Kinder Morgan Canada suspended all non-essential activities and related spending on the project in the face of mounting opposition from British Columbia. With the company citing its decision largely on the B.C. government’s legal challenges to the pipeline and the […]
Chefs want fish farms gone
More than 50 of British Columbia’s top chefs are calling on the province to end leases for open net-pen salmon farms dotting coastal waters. The group has sent a letter to the forests and agriculture ministers, urging them to terminate salmon farm operations opposed by First Nations as those salmon farm leases come up for […]
What’s driving ICBC losses?
A new report by the Fraser Institute points to misguided government decisions that led to the financial crisis faced by ICBC. “Previous B.C. governments failed to act when it came to difficult decisions at ICBC, and that inaction has led, in large part, to the current financial crisis, which has been years in the making,” […]
Extra billing made illegal
Doctors billing patients for health-care services outside the public system will face sanctions in British Columbia. Health Minister Adrian Dix says doctors and other health-care providers who break the law by billing patients against the principles of medicare will face tough consequences, including fines and refunding patients. The fines will start at $10,000 for a […]
Rio Theatre extension
The operators of one of Vancouver’s last independent movie theatres say they have received an extension from their landlord to save the Rio Theatre. A message posted on the theatre’s Facebook page early Tuesday says the new deadline to raise $3 million to get approved for a mortgage has been pushed to April 16. A […]
B.C. blueberries at risk?
B.C. blueberry producers fear a decision to keep bees away from their Lower Mainland farms could cost millions of dollars. Growers rely on beekeepers bringing in their hives to pollinate their crop, but many are staying away over fears the industry uses too many chemicals and that they’re harming the pollinators. “Non-commercial beekeepers, beekeepers from out […]
Fido still a no-go
Looks like the majority of Canadians are siding with landlords when it comes to saying no to Fido. New research from Vancouver based the Angus Reid institute indicates 63 per cent of Canadians feel landlords should have the right to refuse to rent to pet owners, something activists have been pushing to change. But polling data shows […]
B.C. growth looking good
British Columbia is predicted to have solid economic growth through 2020 by a trade association of credit unions. Central 1 Credit Union says 2017 was a year of “stellar growth” and the positive momentum will continue in B.C. for the next 24 months, despite a slower housing market. The new forecast calls for a three […]
Burnaby suing over pipeline
The City of Burnaby is turning to Canada’s highest court in the dispute over construction of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline. Mayor Derek Corrigan says the city intends to ask the Supreme Court of Canada to consider a lower court decision that denied Burnaby leave to appeal a ruling by the National Energy Board. That […]
