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Update: Structurlam mass timber company files for bankruptcy

Update: Structurlam mass timber company files for bankruptcy

Penticton, B.C., company is a major supplier to mass-timber construction projects in Metro Vancouver
Farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than two decades due to war in Ukraine

Farmers plan biggest wheat crop in more than two decades due to war in Ukraine

Canadian farmers are expecting to plant the largest wheat crop in more than two decades this year amid strong demand for wheat. Statistics Canada said Wednesday that farmers anticipate planting 23 million acres of wheat, up 6.
Metro Vancouver calls for developers to pay even more

Metro Vancouver calls for developers to pay even more

Metro board has directed staff to adjust its upcoming budget to boost development cost charges and soften a rising tax burden on residents
Langford, B.C., highrise deemed unsafe, evacuated again

Langford, B.C., highrise deemed unsafe, evacuated again

It’s the second time in four years that residents of the 11-storey, 90-unit building — initially called Danbrook 1 and then Ridgeview Place — have had to undergo an emergency evacuation
Port of Vancouver wins approval for $3.5 billion terminal expansion

Port of Vancouver wins approval for $3.5 billion terminal expansion

The port authority said the Delta-based terminal will increase container capacity by 50 per cent and play a critical role in supporting Canadian exporters and consumers.
Small business owners working eight-day week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB

Small business owners working eight-day week equivalent due to staff shortages: CFIB

Number of small businesses affected by labour shortages has increased from 55 per cent in November 2021
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Railway earnings Canada's biggest railways will report their first-quarter results this week. Canadian National Railway Co.
B.C. cities push back against hard drug decriminalization

B.C. cities push back against hard drug decriminalization

‘I think we should be protecting our kids from thinking in some way it is normal or acceptable:’Campbell River's mayor Kermit Dahl
Calgary aims to annex 415 acres from Foothills County

Calgary aims to annex 415 acres from Foothills County

April 27 open house will give Foothills residents a chance to ask questions and comment
Changes to B.C. contaminated site regulations will hike costs, waste soils, critics say

Changes to B.C. contaminated site regulations will hike costs, waste soils, critics say

High cost and extension of new sampling requirements could see more soil disposed of at sea rather than used as fill