Business

Brides, bands allowed back on farmland

No permit required for weddings, festivals on farms if fewer than 150 people attend, says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick

Aug 2, 2016 7:00 PM Read more >

BC Hydro rates rise as demand slows

Four per cent rate hike already in effect, more to come as BC Hydro looks for savings to offset slow industrial demand

Jul 29, 2016 8:00 AM Read more >

U.S. Senators 'inaccurate' on lumber claim: Premiers

Premier Christy Clark protests to Prime minister Justin Trudeau about latest claims of softwood subsidy

Jul 21, 2016 7:00 AM Read more >

New rules in effect for mine tailings ponds

Permits will specify dam construction, water level, motion detection and independent review, Mines Minister Bill Bennett says

Jul 20, 2016 6:00 PM Read more >

Condo dispute tribunal begins work

Early intake of strata property dispute resolution applications begins for Canada's first online tribunal

Jul 18, 2016 6:00 PM Read more >

First-ever funeral home opens in Sooke

Behind the enterprise is funeral director Telford Nault, a 58-year veteran of the funeral business

Jul 18, 2016 5:00 PM Read more >

Supreme Court upholds ban on B.C. pharmacy reward points

Regulators consider prescription incentives a health risk

Jul 12, 2016 9:00 AM Read more >

LNG Canada latest to delay investment

Shell-led group with Korea Gas, Mitsubishi and PetroChina can't say when its decision on Kitimat project will come

Jul 11, 2016 10:00 AM Read more >

B.C. farmland protected from reforestation

Regulation change closes loophole that allowed British company to buy up B.C. farms and convert them to forest for carbon offsets

Jul 11, 2016 6:00 AM Read more >

Site C a lone bright spot for northern B.C.

Nearly 80 per cent of 1,447 people working on Peace River dam are B.C. residents, says Energy Minister Bill Bennett

Jul 6, 2016 2:00 PM Read more >