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Social media naivety may explode in workspaces

Social media naivety may explode in workspaces

‘In today’s world, employers must manage two arenas when it comes to a crisis: the court of law and the court of public opinion.’
Investors got in ahead of retail rebound

Investors got in ahead of retail rebound

Surge of acquisitions, store openings preceded easing of lockdowns, buoyed by B.C. retail sales remaining above $8 billion a month this year
Ships sail from Victoria to clean up Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Ships sail from Victoria to clean up Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Three-month-long, multimillion-dollar expedition will test a new system to trap and remove tonnes of plastics from the ocean
Surrey faces heat as it rezones land for industrial use

Surrey faces heat as it rezones land for industrial use

Council defies residents in backing 605-acre expansion as city’s industrial vacancy rate plunges to a record low of 0.2 per cent
Hybrid work models bolster suburban office options

Hybrid work models bolster suburban office options

Moving workspace to where people live smarter than workers commuting to the workspace, analysts say
Ag-minister pledges relief for drought-plagued western farmers

Ag-minister pledges relief for drought-plagued western farmers

As the federal government looks to manage impacts of drought conditions – which could be a once-in-a-century event this summer across the Prairies – livestock producers in all western provinces are now eligible for a tax deferral progra
Two tastes of B.C.’s trophy listings for summer 2021

Two tastes of B.C.’s trophy listings for summer 2021

Western Investor’s annual look at trophy properties reveals outstanding, aspirational active listings across British Columbia
Legal minefield staked as workspaces reopen

Legal minefield staked as workspaces reopen

Privacy laws prevent employers from questioning vaccination status, but most employees can’t refuse to return to the office if they feel unsafe
Bosa bucks Calgary’s rental market with condo conversion

Bosa bucks Calgary’s rental market with condo conversion

Vancouver-developer switches Calgary luxury condo tower to rentals despite rising vacancies, flatline rentals and falling per-door sale prices
Multi-family rental sales shatter records in Metro Vancouver

Multi-family rental sales shatter records in Metro Vancouver

Sale volume hit $1.64 billion in the first six months, 235 per cent higher a year earlier and 14 per cent above the all-time record set in pre-pandemic 2018