Business

B.C. cities and towns still charge businesses almost three times the residential rate on average, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Finance Minister Kevin Falcon says there are still many people making up their minds about the harmonized sales tax.

The B.C. government is extending its interim forest and range agreements with aboriginal people to include a new 25-year woodland licence for Crown forests.

Overhaul of transit governance in the works

The shopping mall, located at Hillside Avenue and Shelbourne Street, will undergo extensive renovations and a 55,000-square-foot expansion to accommodate more retail shops.

Twenty per cent of Greater Victoria employers plan to hire in the third quarter of 2011

But poor resale numbers have piqued builders’ interest

Fairway's Don Yuen earns kudos from Ethno Business Council of B.C.