When small-town politics met some unusual weather in Tofino, the town went dry as the rest of the province watched with vague amusement. But, as Andrew Struthers warns, there’s more to this story than a bit of rural comeuppance...
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Record revenues, low unemployment and strong commodity prices have sent B.C.’s economy into overdrive
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Delicious cheeses, award-winning wines and farmers’ markets at every turn... No, you’re not in the south of France. An ambitious new branding strategy aims to transform the Comox Valley’s neglected agricultural lands into a gourmet’s paradise. Will it work? The region’s economic development society is banking on it
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When I started research for my recent book on global trade, I knew that Canada was kind of like the Jamaican bobsledder of international trade and investment. What I never expected to find was that one of Canada’s wealthiest provinces, literally dripping in natural abundance, home to one of its leading cities and blessed with a natural bridge to the rest of the world, would be the uncontested laggard.
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Our economy is booming, employment levels have never been higher and the Olympics are just three years away.
So why are head offices fleeing Vancouver for Calgary, Toronto and Montreal?
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Problem: Making the conversion to a 21st-century economy
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Want to succeed in today’s economy? Then keep your troops happy. With talent now at a premium, companies are battling over an ever-shrinking supply of skilled workers. If you don’t give your employees the red carpet treatment, you can bet they’ll find someone who will
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The dollar is strong, gold is flying high, real estate prices are soaring and income trusts show no signs of cooling. Should we be worried?
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Is the B.C. economy in recovery, on the verge of recovery or nowhere near recovery?
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