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New website helps out job seekers

New website helps out job seekers

Employers and job seekers in the region now have a new place to go.
Provinces press for training changes

Provinces press for training changes

Ottawa's new Canada Job Grant would leave lower-skilled workers and many small businesses behind, provincial employment ministers agree
B.C. eyes provincial truce on movie subsidies

B.C. eyes provincial truce on movie subsidies

Cost of film tax credits nearing $400m per year, Finance Minister Mike de Jong says
B.C. unions pledge skills partnership

B.C. unions pledge skills partnership

Construction unions accept olive branch from Clark over their role in skills training and apprenticeships
B.C. pulls plug on power projects

B.C. pulls plug on power projects

BC Hydro has cancelled or deferred four electricity purchase contracts with independent power producers, and the total may reach 20
B.C. liquor laws get another look

B.C. liquor laws get another look

A glass of wine at the spa? A craft beer at the farmer's market? Can B.C. survive the next wave of modernization?
More costly BC Hydro work needed

More costly BC Hydro work needed

Costly upgrades to old dams are not enough to prepare BC Hydro for a major earthquake, and electricity rates will continue to rise
BUSINESS BEAT: B&F Sales and Service in Grand Forks turns 50

BUSINESS BEAT: B&F Sales and Service in Grand Forks turns 50

For 50 years, B&F Sales and Service has provided such items as lawn mowers and motorcycles and offered repair and maintenance too.
B.C. losing people to other provinces

B.C. losing people to other provinces

More people continue to move from B.C. to other provinces than migrate west, according to the latest Statistics Canada estimates
BUSINESS BEAT: ABH Car Sales in Grand Forks celebrates its 25th birthday, June 8

BUSINESS BEAT: ABH Car Sales in Grand Forks celebrates its 25th birthday, June 8

Grand Forks’ only car dealership will be celebrating its birthday with an open house, barbecue and prizes.