Almost four million international visitors to B.C. in 2016
The August international visitor numbers are in and they are proof that this past summer has been an exceptional time of growth for tourism in British Columbia. Year-to-date figures show an 11.5% increase in international visitors over the same time period last year (January to August). That represents close to four million...
VPD reports resident finds naked man cooking eggs in kitchen
If you think or thought you heard or seen it all, read about the Vancouver resident who found a naked man in his house cooking eggs in the kitchen. Vancouver Police reporter shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday (October 18), a 35-year-old man walked into a home near Cambie Street and King Edward Avenue through a closed, but unlocked...
Ranked ballots would weaken the competitiveness of Canadian elections
Replacing Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system with an alternative vote model — also known as ranked ballots — could severely weaken the competitiveness of federal elections, according to a new essay released as part of a book on electoral reform released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan ...
Report shows growth in B.C.’s small business sector
There’s nothing small about the continued growth of B.C.’s small business sector as outlined in the Small Business Profile 2016: A profile of small business in British Columbia. The 2016 Small Business Profile includes updated key economic indicators such as job growth (including self-employment) and exports, trends by industry,...
OP/ED: CUPE BC condemns Province's firing of Vancouver school board
Today's news that Premier Christy Clark has fired the democratically elected Vancouver School Board shows that her education agenda is more about closing schools than providing quality public education, CUPE BC President Paul Faoro said today. "The Vancouver School Board trustees who stood up to this government's efforts to...
Education Minister replaces Vancouver school board with official trustee
BC Education Minister Mike Bernier fired the entire board of the Vancouver School District Monday, saying the elected members failed to comply with the School Act. "The Vancouver school board has been dismissed for failing to comply with the School Act which required the board to adopt a balanced budget by June 30, 2016,”...
Waste Reduction Week promotes ways to reduce waste
BC has proclaimed October 17-23 as Waste Reduction Week, aimed at promoting awareness about the amount of waste being sent to local landfills. Everyone has a role to play in helping to reduce waste by recycling, reusing and composting. “RCBC provides information resources to communities through the recycling hotline, our...
Province provides $100,000 to help women in small business throughout B.C.
Premier Christy Clark announced Friday $100,000 in provincial funding for the Women’s Enterprise Centre (WEC) to continue and expand its mentoring programs, helping women throughout British Columbia learn indispensable business skills. The announcement was made today at We for She: Championing the Next Generation, one of North...
Extreme weather response shelters open early
Storm season has arrived earlier than usual this year, and as a result, the Province is providing early funding to any Extreme Weather Response (EWR) shelter in British Columbia that is prepared to open early. While the EWR season officially runs from Nov. 1 to March 31, almost 30 EWR shelters across Metro Vancouver and around...
We're the B.C. government and we approve this message
Mute them, channel surf, hide them all you want but there's no escaping them. The B.C. government is in the midst of saturating television shows and social media in the province with a multi-million dollar back-patting advertising campaign in advance of the 2017 election. The B.C. Liberal party – who clearly have money to...
