Business

Ryan Berlin: Pandemic or no pandemic, January 2021 was another record month in the Vancouver Region.

The traditional workday was already in a fragile state - but the pandemic has likely finished it. This could create a variety of opportunities for the food industry.

Some observers see prices moving even higher as refiners increase processing rates to meet rising product demand amid tight crude supplies.

The first few weeks of February are usually chock-a-block with BC politics news - but there's no normal in 2021.

Ada Slivinski: BC’s Launch Online Grant needs some tweaking. Specifically, it needs to be retroactive.

Chris Gardner: "Construction needs more companies like LMS, recruiting and training the next generation."

Rob Shaw: ‘It’s possible Kahlon could save the program with a series of last-minute emergency manoeuvres – but even if he does, it exposes that the NDP government’s initial aid packages in September were extremely poorly designed.’

Skip the Dishes’ petulant ‘BC Fee’ set off an entirely avoidable firestorm on social media.

Ken Peacock: With virtually no international travelers, B.C.’s tourism industry faces an uncertain future.

A new bill proposes to make Canadian-made wine, beer and spirits accessible in a direct-to-consumer program. Too bad it won't happen.