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Want good middle-class jobs? Let the resource sector flourish

Want good middle-class jobs? Let the resource sector flourish

Mark Milke: Rising incomes in Canada have been closely tied to one economic sector. Naturally, it’s the one facing implacable opposition.
Businesses need to work harder to retain driven staff

Businesses need to work harder to retain driven staff

Millennial employees increasingly want to work someplace they think matters – and also lets them have ‘side gigs.’
How tech trumped tourism in the Okanagan

How tech trumped tourism in the Okanagan

Kelowna will always rely on visitors from afar - but increasingly, another industry is driving the region.
A Christmas Challenge

A Christmas Challenge

Jody Vance invites you to join her this holiday season in shopping local. No online, no massive megastores, but small, independent mom-and-pop shops. You’ll give better gifts, and feel better doing it.
Course correction

Course correction

After the ‘Seinfeld of elections,’ BC businesses hope long-term economic issues might finally get some needed attention.
Three data points do make a trend

Three data points do make a trend

Ryan Berlin on indicators that Metro Vancouver’s real estate market is warming back up.
Inedible edibles?

Inedible edibles?

Government should learn from the cannabis black market and find a way to get products to consumers before their stale date.
Snowtime?

Snowtime?

Optimism, caution, and cautious optimism for BC ski resorts.
The next frontier of the rental economy: baby clothing

The next frontier of the rental economy: baby clothing

Hey, they grow really fast. Why buy something that can only fit for a few weeks?
Rate Rage – ICBC has overpromised and underdelivered on rate design

Rate Rage – ICBC has overpromised and underdelivered on rate design

As more and more drivers are hit with higher premiums, it’s getting more difficult not to look outside BC and see the benefits of choice and competition.