Round table: All together now

In this pre-Olympic age, the term megaproject has new meaning in B.C. Notice how the phrases Canada Line, Sea-to-Sky and Port Mann twinning have a different ring to them than, say, fast ferries? One of the major differences is public-private partnerships, or P3s.

It’s a concept born in the U.K. for handing major responsibilities of public projects to private companies, and in Canada no province has done more than B.C. In fact, when Nova Scotia wanted advice this spring on which infrastructure projects to pursue as P3s, it paid $200,000 for B.C.’s opinion.

And yet P3s are like a recipe book for how to inflame our Left Coast sensibilities: public services entrusted to private companies, tax dollars fuelling corporate profits, unionized public workers excluded from provincial works, multinationals bidding against B.C. companies. more...

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BCBusiness wins BC Magazine of the Year

Please excuse us for a little horn-tooting, but we're so pleased to announce that BCBusiness magazine has won the Magazine of the Year award for B.C./Yukon. The award was presented by the Western Magazine Awards Foundation (WMAF) and announced at the 25th annual Western Magazine Awards held at the Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Harbourside in Vancouver on Friday, June 22nd, 2007. Our congratulations go out to the BCBusiness magazine team, and to all employees of Canada Wide Media Limited. Way to go! more...