Business
New protections in effect for forestry contractors
The Province has fulfilled a commitment to bring into force new financial protections for forestry contractors, effective April 1
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Last-minute rush to register for PST
About 100,000 businesses in B.C. are required to register and collect PST
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Report calls Kitimat refinery viable
Such a refinery would provide incremental long-term benefits to the region, compared to export of unfinished feedstock
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B.C. invests $1.5 million in brownfield renewal
The province is providing up to $1.5 million for a program that helps clean up contaminated, private land
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Retailers need a new PST number
Retailers that have not yet registered for the PST are being reminded they need to have a new PST account number
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Imperial agrees with BC Hydro to extend transmission line
Agreement will extend the 287kV Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) in northwest British Columbia
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Meeting teaches PST fundamentals
The first priority for businesses should be to register for the PST if they have not already done so
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World celebrates International Day of Forests
March 21 has been proclaimed by the United Nations as the International Day of Forests
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Majority of British Columbians support building a west coast refinery for Canada's petroleum
Almost eight-in-10 residents are currently aware of a proposal to build a refinery on British Columbia’s northwest coast
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Proposed B.C. refinery switches technology
The new process makes synthetic fuels from the heavy tar left over from conventional oil refining
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