Minister of Small Business, Red Tape Reduction and Minister Responsible for the Liquor Distribution Branch Coralee Oakes has issued the following statement in honour of Craft Beer Month: “B.C. Craft Beer Month is upon us! Throughout October, craft brewers and craft beer enthusiasts will come together to celebrate one of B.C.’s...

Instead of stagnating economically, Canada’s middle class has actually seen its income increase by as much as 52 per cent since 1976, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Canada’s middle class is often portrayed as stagnating and not reaping...

Sierra Club BC released the following statement from campaigns director Caitlyn Vernon in response to the announcement by the federal government that it has approved the Petronas fracked gas plant:   “Today is a terrible day for anyone who cares about salmon and the future of our climate.   The math is simple: we can’t keep...

Premier Christy Clark issued the following statement about Canada’s approval of Pacific NorthWest LNG facility proposed for northwest British Columbia: “The Province of British Columbia welcomes today’s decision by the federal government to approve Pacific NorthWest LNG, as recommended by the National Energy Board. “This is...

Teck officials are assuring area residents that sirens and visible smoke at Teck Trail this morning were the result of a minor incident, and no cause for concern. Catherine Adair, community relations leader at Teck, said the situation was just minutes, not hours, in duration, and happened between about 9 and 9:30 a.m. “There...

In 2009 – with the B.C. election fast approaching – the B.C. government went on a full-court press to get the Port Mann / Highway 1 improvement project deal signed and past the point of no return. Their haste may have contributed to at least one bad judgment call that ended up costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars....

Issuance of an environmental assessment certificate to Teck Coal Limited for the Baldy Ridge extension project today means greater economic opportunity for southeast British Columbia. The Baldy Ridge project is an extension of the current Teck Elkview operations open-pit coal mine. The project will mine approximately 153...

The Government of B.C. is committing $500 million to ensure more British Columbian families have access to affordable rental housing, the largest housing investment in a single year by any province in Canada. A total of 2,900 rental units will be created, in partnership with non-profit societies, local governments, government...

Canada has moved into the top five among the world’s most economically free countries, according to the Fraser Institute’s annual Economic Freedom of the World report released today. But a growing government, substantial tax increases, and encroaching regulations threaten Canada’s ranking in the coming years. The report...

It's National Payroll Week. Regrettably, celebrations do not include an extra paycheque. British Columbians may even be wondering what there is to celebrate at all. According to the Canadian Payroll Association’s survey of employed Canadians released in advance of this week's festivities, 53 per cent of British Columbians...