Business

Smaller B.C. bus service prepares to replace Greyhound

Kootenay-to-Okanagan run would require online reservations

Aug 20, 2018 10:30 AM Read more >

Safeway union urges rejection of mediator recommendations

Says mediator asks for too many concessions

Aug 17, 2018 5:01 PM Read more >

Tim Hortons says its China expansion will include menu with congee, matcha

Coffee chain plans to open 1,500 stores in Asia over the next decade

Aug 17, 2018 9:10 AM Read more >

New 84-unit seniors housing in Saanich constructed to Built Green standards

Mount Doug Manor an example of Built Green on a big scale

Aug 17, 2018 6:00 AM Read more >

Airbnb’s federal budget proposal tells Liberals, ‘we want to be regulated’

Submission says ‘we want to be regulated’ and asks the government to avoid forcing existing rules

Aug 16, 2018 9:50 AM Read more >

Regional climate adaptation agriculture testing to expand in B.C.

Ottawa funds farm projects to conserve water, remove invasive species

Aug 15, 2018 11:30 AM Read more >

Women-owned businesses generate $68,000 less revenue than men’s: survey

When Dionne Laslo-Baker sought a bank loan to expand her burgeoning organic popsicle and freezies business in 2014, she was “shocked” by the feedback she received from one of the bankers.

Aug 15, 2018 7:30 AM Read more >

Employers to raise salaries 2.6% on average next year: report

Firm points to factors such possibility of more trade protectionism, rising interest rates

Aug 14, 2018 11:30 AM Read more >

Better Business Bureau open for Torch Award nominations

Deadline to nominate an amazing business or employee is Aug. 31

Aug 14, 2018 10:30 AM Read more >

Average Canadian family spends 43% of income on taxes: study

Fraser Institute’s consumer report shows taxes accounting for larger chunk of income each year

Aug 14, 2018 10:18 AM Read more >