'The local, small, independent businesses are the ones more likely to be struggling right now.'

"I'm here five-six in the morning till about eight o'clock at night, everyday, including Sundays, to be able to cope and to pay rent,” said a small business owner.

B.C. is more than halfway through the 2020 provincial election campaign, with voters set to head to the polls on Oct. 24.

B.C. looks to be in a better position than some other provinces and U.S. states based on infection rates and the extent of business closures, according to the report.

Online petition says "this will be a painful but necessary way to prevent community transmission of COVID-19."

Businesses credit the government for the budget initiatives that support families and environment programs, but add it should not take business for granted in a darkening economy.

British Columbia says the federal government needs to back off and stop interfering in an independent review process over the approval of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline.

The results are in for the best cities in which to work in B.C. next year according to BC Business Magazine.

According to a new report, Fort St. John is once again the best city in B.C. to maintain a work-life balance.