Vancouver, FortisBC to co-operate on energy efficiency
Despite the City of Vancouver’s war on natural gas, the city and FortisBC, B.C.’s natural gas utility, have reached an agreement to work together on projects that will reduce Vancouver’s carbon footprint. The city and FortisBC announced November 24 that they have...
GVBOT enters partnership with BC government to boost exporting
The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT) has entered into a partnership worth $2.5 million with the provincial government intended to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) increase their export capacity, with a specific focus on Asia. “Our role is to...
Coast Guard hiring for 150 positions in BC, 500 across Canada
The Canadian Coast Guard has announced it is looking to fill 150 positions in B.C. to staff new lifeboat stations, ships and infrastructure projects. The federal agency is looking to add 500 positions across Canada. While that will not reverse the cuts made under the...
B.C.-backed plant creates jobs in West African community
Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) chairman Ian Telfer was in Senegal recently for the grand opening of one of his latest investments. It wasn’t a new gold mine, however, but a waste-to-energy plant that takes tires and plastics and turns them into fuel in the township of...
Uber and other ride-sharing services look set to get the green light in B.C. this year
Five years after its initial attempt to launch in Vancouver, Uber and other ride-sharing services look set to get the green light for B.C. roads this year. The province announced Tuesday it will be ready to roll out ride-sharing services by the holiday season of 2017,...
Telus investment promises to expand horizons for businesses in rural B.C.
Increased investment in wireless phone and high-speed Internet infrastructure in northern British Columbia is a welcomed change for local businesses. “I wouldn’t say it affects my business so much as it enables my business,” said Steve Tory, founder and CEO of Dino...
Compass 2.0 project aims to expand services for transit users
TransLink wants to raise all-time-high transit ridership even higher in Metro Vancouver with new projects and modifications to its Compass card fare system. Long-sought major projects, such as the Millennium Line extension underneath Broadway to Arbutus Street and...
Value of B.C. food exports growing quickly
Just five years ago, the most valuable export commodities coming out of the ground in B.C. apart from trees were copper and metallurgical coal. But in 2015, the value of B.C. food exports surpassed both copper and metallurgical coal. Met coal used to be B.C.’s second...
Security sector booms but hiring remains an issue
The security industry is growing so rapidly that the sector faces huge hurdles in hiring and retaining enough employees, industry insiders say. Dan Popowich, CEO of security firm Commissionaires BC, said multiple industries including airports, local governments,...
TransLink beginning public consultations for new projects
Public consultations for the extension of the Millennium Line along Broadway and the building of a Surrey-Newton-Guildford light rail transit line will begin next week, TransLink announced January 17. Consultations begin January 24 for the Surrey project and January...