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Vancouver’s CF Pacific Centre mall ‘assessing’ whether to remain open

Vancouver’s CF Pacific Centre mall ‘assessing’ whether to remain open

Only five or six of the downtown shopping centre’s 99 retail and food-service tenants are still open
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B.C. hotels struggle to stay open amid COVID-19 crisis

B.C. hotels struggle to stay open amid COVID-19 crisis

Some have been asked, or have volunteered, to provide shelter for essential workers and vulnerable people as occupancy rates plunge
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B.C. launches economic recovery task force

B.C. launches economic recovery task force

Senior government officials, First Nations and business leaders to work on government’s economic response to the COVID-19 crisis
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Office sector overall should ride out the crisis: brokers

Office sector overall should ride out the crisis: brokers

But co-working space providers are facing a “double-edged sword”
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Companies can learn from top firms that survived last recession: report

Companies can learn from top firms that survived last recession: report

Downturn-resilient companies are defined by speed and discipline in addressing problems, says McKinsey & Co
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Buyers can’t get out of home purchase contracts because of COVID-19

Buyers can’t get out of home purchase contracts because of COVID-19

“Force majeure” get-out clause doesn’t automatically apply to real estate contracts during pandemic, even if you lose income and no longer want to buy
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West Van approves 35 more units for Earls site tower

West Van approves 35 more units for Earls site tower

Two years and 35 units later, West Vancouver has once again approved a tower at 303 Marine Dr. In July 2018, council voted for a 26-storey, 141-unit development.
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B.C.’s resource industries still active through COVID-19 crisis

B.C.’s resource industries still active through COVID-19 crisis

Last week, pipeline and lumber companies were active, albeit with some curtailments
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Two northern B.C. gold mines poised to start digging

Two northern B.C. gold mines poised to start digging

New Gold and Centerra projects received government approvals and First Nations support ahead of virus pandemic
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Delta cannabis grower still producing amid COVID-19

Delta cannabis grower still producing amid COVID-19

They’ve taken extra precautions but otherwise it is business as usual for a large-scale greenhouse operation that made the switch to cannabis.
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