Vancouver Business

• B.C. watchmaker faces $40K bill, deemed ineligible for pandemic loan

  The Vancouver business owner entered one wrong number when applying for $40,000 through the Canada Emergency Business Account in 2020.

  Economy

  Dec 15, 2023
  
• Vancouver city council expected to change liquor regulations

  One of the most restrictive policies that is expected to change is the mandatory spacing between liquor-serving establishments in vancouver.

  Politics

  Dec 10, 2023
  
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• Vancouver music store falls victim to fraud, facing bankruptcy

  The co-owners said the business is on the brink of bankruptcy and has created a fundraiser, hoping the community can save them.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2023
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• Vancouver’s industrial land shortage has reached ‘crisis’ level, report finds

  The average cost of industrial land has tripled in the past five years, with average costs now roughly six times higher in Metro Vancouver than in Calgary, the report found.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2023
• Lululemon to expand Vancouver HQ, add 2,600 new jobs over five years

  Vancouver-based company Lululemon says it will expand its headquarters in the city and create 2,600 jobs over the next five years.

  Economy

  May 25, 2023
• Vancouver retail vacancy rates rising, suburban rates falling in ‘recalibration’: report

  Colliers says Vancouver's urban retail vacancy rose to 4 per cent from 2.5 per cent earlier this year, while the average suburban rate has fallen from 2.3 per cent to 1 per cent.

  Economy

  Feb 1, 2023
• Business owners say Vancouver should make pandemic patios permanent

  The city of Vancouver will hold a public hearing in February on whether to make restaurant and bar patios a permanent fixture of city life.

  Economy

  Jan 29, 2023
• Vancouver business closing due to Broadway subway construction

  Surinder Sangha, owner of a Subway restaurant, says she’ll be closing down because business has been down by more than 75 per cent since the project’s construction began.

  Economy

  Jan 15, 2023
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• Lululemon settles lawsuit against Peloton over alleged patent infringement

  A notice of voluntary dismissal filed in a California court today says the companies have negotiated a "mutually agreeable settlement" of the trademark dispute.

  Consumer

  Sep 30, 2022
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• Vancouver getting a ‘night mayor’ to boost hospitality sector

  The new Office of Night Time Economy will serve as a single point of contact for Vancouver's tourism, hospitality and arts and culture sectors as they seek to grown and innovate.

  Entertainment

  Jun 23, 2022