BC Economy

• B.C. posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-2023: Audited public accounts

  Finance Minister Katrine Conroy outlined the province's financial performance in the government's public accounts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.

  Politics

  Aug 30
  
• B.C. truckers bemoan major disruptions in deliveries with containers stuck at Deltaport

  Containers are reportedly pilling up at Deltaport with truckers saying they are unable to get them out, as gates have been closed.

  Economy

  Aug 30
  
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• Alberta minister calls for back-to-work legislation to end B.C. port strike

  Devin Dreeshen said he's frustrated the strike has continued since Saturday since Ottawa used legislation in 2021 to end a walkout by Port of Montreal dock workers after one day.

  Canada

  Jul 4
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• B.C. businesses eating $6.5B in government-imposed costs over three years: report

  The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade says significant government-imposed costs, amounting to nearly $6.5 billion, will be shouldered by B.C. businesses between 2022 and 2024.

  Economy

  May 24
• As mills shutter, B.C. mayor says more support needed for boom-and-bust communities

  The mayor of Houston, B.C., says more long-term support is needed for resource communities who face boom-and-bust cycles like the recent Canfor mill shutdowns.

  Economy

  Jan 27
• British Columbia, federal governments funding 100 jobs at Crofton mill

  Between the two governments, funding of $18.8 million has been secured and will directly go towards funding more than 100 jobs at Crofton’s paper line.

  Economy

  Jan 20
• Vancouver’s November home sales fell 53% from 2021, says real estate board

  The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says sales in the region totalled 1,614 last month and were 36.9 per cent below the 10-year November sales average.

  Dec 2, 2022
• B.C. fiscal update’s $5.7B surplus dwarfs previous estimate

  “The province’s operating surplus is $5.7 billion, an improvement of $5 billion over the first quarterly report,” the B.C. government said.

  Economy

  Nov 25, 2022
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• B.C. auditor highlights costs of 2021 disasters, pandemic relief payments

  Auditor general Michael Pickup says the report draws attention to the spending as significant, but it doesn't identify problematic accounting in those areas.

  Economy

  Nov 23, 2022
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• BC Hydro rebate and B.C. Affordability Credit coming as David Eby sworn in as premier

  The new B.C. premier announced on Friday morning families and small businesses in B.C. will get a one-time cost of living credit on their BC Hydro bill this fall.

  Politics

  Nov 18, 2022