Reading Time: 4 minutes The B.C. budget does little to improve the investment climate or mitigate the effects of policy changes emanating from the U.S.
Category: Eye on BC
B.C. at a fiscal crossroads
Reading Time: 3 minutes It can continue to pursue fiscal prudence or follow other provinces that are plagued by chronic shortfalls and ongoing budgetary challenges
Stuck in traffic: why won’t Vancouver embrace Uber?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The benefits of ride-hailing services are many, for both individuals and communities. So what’s the holdup in B.C.?
How do we close the widening gap between Alberta and B.C.?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Part 1: The wine versus oil showdown in the West has exposed some fundamental differences – but it’s nothing other generations haven’t seen
Bizarre cult of oppression grips Canada’s West Coast
Reading Time: 4 minutes The environment is only a side issue for an increasingly passionate mob of activists whose assault on the ‘establishment’ is nothing less than a moral crusade
’Twas the night before Christmas …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The lights will be artfully strung, the family heirloom decorations will be carefully hung, and the boys will murmur appropriate and truthful praise
At Boulder Hut, every ski turn comes after a lot of (uphill) effort
Reading Time: 4 minutes Boulder Hut in the Purcell Range of southeastern British Columbia offers a rustic – and fabulous – backcountry skiing experience
Investor confidence plummets for B.C. energy sector
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tanker moratoriums, LNG plant cancellations, fracking reviews, government pipeline obstructionism are all taking their toll
Civic renewal that drains the soul – and people – from communities
Reading Time: 4 minutes When investor neighbourhoods replace residential ones, civic sustainability is the big loser
Keystone XL approval errs on side of safety
Reading Time: 3 minutes One spill is too many but pipelines are much safer than rail for transporting oil