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.

The provincial government opened a second 2011 intake for its Brownfield Renewal Funding Program. Throughout British Columbia, $800,000 is available

To give low-skilled employees a chance to move up and fill these jobs, B.C.'s new $3-million Targeted Skills Shortage Pilot Program will help local businesses and non-profit organizations train current staff

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.

A consortium that includes communities from Valemount to Sun Peaks is eligible for $23,000 to grow and promote tourism, while Blue River is eligible for $9,200

Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has approved a 25 year renewable Community Forest Agreement (CFA) tenure

The District is sharing the services of building inspector Gerald Allgaier with the Sun Peaks Resort Municipality

A major 10-month project has been launched to create a regional strategy that will spark significant growth of the Thompson-Okanagan’s billion-dollar tourism industry

An imminent labor shortage is a common subject of today's headlines, and the skilled trades will be among the hardest hit