Business

B.C. businesses pitch in wildfire support to Okanagan evacuees

Hair washes, free food and discounts are being offered to evacuees

Aug 18, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Goats get to work on Vancouver Island invasive species control

V.I. Goatscaping hired to bring herd to tame Ladysmith property

Aug 18, 2023 9:15 AM Read more >

Oak Bay button business brightens up, with bows to the past

Inventory so far includes a couple dozen bows and roughly 133,000 buttons

Aug 18, 2023 5:10 AM Read more >

Sprott Shaw College marks 120 years with celebrations across B.C.

B.C.-based school has survived economic recessions, 2 world wars, Great Depression

Aug 10, 2023 1:26 PM Read more >

Minister launches review of B.C. port strike looking for ‘structural issues’

Goal: ‘harmonious working environment’ between unions and employers in future collective bargaining

Aug 9, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Program rewards companies that better protect temporary foreign workers

Agricultural companies will be able to apply to be part of the federal pilot project in September

Aug 9, 2023 10:30 AM Read more >

Longshore workers get 5, 5, 4 and 4% wage hikes in new 4-year port deal

Terms of new contract that resolved British Columbia port dispute released

Aug 9, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Remote work icon Zoom, wants its workers back in the office part-time

Employees who live within a 50-mile radius of Zoom offices asked to work onsite 2 days a week

Aug 8, 2023 1:30 PM Read more >

Business groups want labour changes after end of B.C. port dispute

Lobby argues Ottawa must take steps to ensure such a disruption never happens again

Aug 8, 2023 7:30 AM Read more >

Corner mechanics still exist and are worth searching out

Dealing with folks who know your name has its own value

Aug 8, 2023 5:05 AM Read more >