Business

Island firm BioFlame producing alternative heating source for the masses

Chemainus company on the cutting edge of industry innovation

Feb 27, 2024 1:15 PM Read more >

Some B.C. cell plans not as cheap as they were since Rogers-Shaw merger

Competition Bureau says it has not seen evidence of comparable pricing

Feb 26, 2024 2:30 PM Read more >

Concert-goers blowing arena doors open with massive post-pandemic rebound

Major stadium tours like Beyonce and Taylor Swift at forefront of unprecedented boom for live music

Feb 23, 2024 2:46 PM Read more >

Vancouver Island’s Coulson Aviation technician academy a first in Canada

Port Alberni firm graduates first class of aircraft structure technicians certified outside a school

Feb 23, 2024 11:00 AM Read more >

Open house to shed light on Sooke solar power project

Proposed 100-MW project to power 20,000 homes

Feb 23, 2024 10:25 AM Read more >

Lack of competition blamed as business investment per worker drops

Statistics Canada says such investment down by 20 per cent over a 15-year stretch

Feb 23, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Record copper production for Teck as B.C. miner preps for coal division sale

Sale of company’s Elk Valley coal operations to Glencore working through regulatory approvals

Feb 22, 2024 11:30 AM Read more >

Canada shifts carbon price rebates from small business to rural residents

Rebate programs for business tied specifically to investments they make in energy efficiencies

Feb 20, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Air fares plummet in Canada as competition up, demand down

Ticket prices down over December, and over January, 2023, but still above 2019 levels

Feb 20, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Housing still ‘thorn’ in Bank of Canada’s side: economists

As high borrowing costs cause consumers to pull back on spending, inflation is expected to inch closer to two per cent

Feb 19, 2024 4:30 PM Read more >