Bickering's perils

At a recent annual meeting of the BC Chamber of Commerce, there was much grumbling about two very significant problems in B.C.'s north and centre. What the government used to call the “heartland.”

One was the pine beetle's devastating effect on interior forests. Another was the carbon tax, which has only added to a rocketing price of gasoline. This is big stuff in an economy that uses mostly oil-fueled machinery to harvest resources. more...

Great big Canuckle-head

A big bomb dropped on the sports pages recently when it was revealed that the Vancouver Canucks hockey team was talking to a consulting company about providing statistical analysis to the team. Jokes aside, old die hard hockey fans rolled in their graves, or on their couches if their sticks are still on the ice, at the news.

But, let's face it, hockey is a business. In fact it's a very big business – any operation with a $45-million payroll is not some simple mom and pop shop. more...

The Brand Marriage From Hell

Tony Wanless examines the collapse of the proposed merger between Prospera Credit Union and North Shore Credit Union. more...

Real Estate Porn 2.0

Tony Wanless, resident BCBusiness blogger, expounds further on what he thinks is completely obscene about Vancouver real estate today. more...