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Water water everywhere

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:37:15 -0700

By Andrew Struthers

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...

View from the top: Top 100 Companies in BC

Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:55:00 -0700

By Peter Mitham

Record revenues, low unemployment and strong commodity prices have sent B.C.’s economy into overdrive

La nouvelle Provence

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:16:00 -0700

By Ryan Stuart

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

Left Behind

Tue, 01 May 2007 16:00:21 -0700

by Andrea Mandel-Campbell

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.

Exodus

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:21:29 -0800

By Don Whiteley

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?

In today’s economy, knowledge is power

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:34:32 -0700

by Tony Wanless

Problem: Making the conversion to a 21st-century economy

Talent grab

Mon, 01 May 2006 12:03:57 -0700

By Tony Wanless

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

Bubble trouble

Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:21:29 -0800

By Tony Wanless

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?

The billion dollar question

Thu, 01 Jul 2004 15:30:55 -0700

By Robin Brunet

Is the B.C. economy in recovery, on the verge of recovery or nowhere near recovery?