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Victoria's high ranking in travel magazine credited with giving tourism a lift

Victoria's high ranking in travel magazine credited with giving tourism a lift

Condé Nast Traveler magazine ranks Victoria No. 1 on list of best small cities in the world.
Ground-breaking for airport hotel set for Wednesday

Ground-breaking for airport hotel set for Wednesday

Construction of the three-storey, 129-room hotel is scheduled to begin this fall and be finished by late next year.
CARE Awards highlight best of Island construction projects

CARE Awards highlight best of Island construction projects

In all, 57 gold-winning awards projects were highlighted by the Victoria Residential Builders Association at the awards ceremony on Friday night.
Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says

Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says

The Grain Workers Union Local 333 union says its members will conduct a ratification vote by Oct. 4.
Kevin Greenard: Words of wisdom from decades of client discussions

Kevin Greenard: Words of wisdom from decades of client discussions

Here are the Top 10 words of wisdom that we have absorbed from client discussions over the years .
No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike

No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike

Picket lines went up at six grain terminals in Metro Vancouver on Tuesday, and the employers' association says negotiations have stalled.
Seaspan says government needs to financially support shipbuilding or ferries will not be built in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

Seaspan says government needs to financially support shipbuilding or ferries will not be built in ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½

The company notes that other provinces, such as Quebec, support their shipyards by requiring vessels to be built domestically and providing tax credits, forgivable loans and grants
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ company sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department wants Health ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ licences back

ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ company sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department wants Health ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ licences back

Valerian Labs says the Health ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ decisions to suspend and then cancel its licences to make health products were unreasonable and unfair, having relied on an uncorroborated "foreign press release."
Housing starts up in six largest cities but construction still not closing supply gap

Housing starts up in six largest cities but construction still not closing supply gap

A total of 68,639 units began construction, the second strongest figure since 1990. However, the rate of housing starts per capita meant activity was around the historical average and not enough "to reduce the existing supply gap and improve affordability for Canadians."
Picket lines go up in 'high leverage' strike at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals

Picket lines go up in 'high leverage' strike at six Metro Vancouver grain terminals

VANCOUVER — Grain terminal workers picked a "high leverage moment" to go on strike in Metro Vancouver as farmers in Western ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ have an abundance of product to move for export, a food economics and supply chain expert says.