Business

Budget surplus hits $2.24 billion, but B.C. braces for schools settlement

Finance minister Mike de Jong won't say how much of a hit is expected from teachers' court win

Nov 29, 2016 5:00 AM Read more >

B.C. log home maker has deep roots in Japan

Reconstruction continues in fishing village wiped off map by tsunami's wall of water

Nov 28, 2016 7:00 AM Read more >

B.C. tall trees help restore Japan's tall ship

Timber from Port Alberni helped Japanese museum replace historic ship masts destroyed in tsunami

Nov 27, 2016 10:00 AM Read more >

B.C. braces for new U.S. lumber trade action

Notice of American litigation follows expiry of last Canada-U.S. softwood lumber agreement in October

Nov 25, 2016 3:00 PM Read more >

Log scanning pioneered to find flaws in timber

Skeena Sawmills wants to be B.C.'s first mill to use CT scanning technology to produce high-grade wood from lower-grade stands

Nov 23, 2016 8:00 PM Read more >

Longer trucks save forest companies money, fuel

BC FOREST FUTURE: Nine-axle log trucks reduce costs, carbon emissions on longer hauls needed in areas affected by mountain pine beetle

Nov 22, 2016 7:00 PM Read more >

‘Tis the season for celebrating everything

This month's business beat features a new bistro on Third Avenue, meals and homemaking services for seniors, and much more.

Nov 22, 2016 7:00 AM Read more >

B.C. Liberal delegates back ride sharing

B.C. Liberal Party members say Metro Vancouver is the last major city in North America to keep Uber out

Nov 6, 2016 3:00 PM Read more >

Wellness centre celebrates five years

Naomi Nicholson of Secluded Wellness Centre has provided more than 350 clients with holistic health advice over the past five years.

Nov 3, 2016 4:00 PM Read more >

Behind the scenes in the workplace

The Learning Partnership brings 'take our kids to work day' into the virtual reality realm with video series.

Oct 30, 2016 8:00 AM Read more >