British Columbia

“Listings are up and sales are up over last year – and we expect this to continue. Affordable housing and low unemployment rates will continue to lead the north into a healthy economy,” said BCNREB president Claudia Holland.

First Nations communities in British Columbia and across Canada have been granted property rights that could allow large-scale commercial real estate developments on reserve lands.

A troubled ski hill in the southern Thompson Okanagan has secured its financial future for at least the next two years. Mt.

By Curt Cherewayko If Julio Montaner had his way, incarnations of the safe injection site in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) would be established in skid rows and drug-stricken neighbourhoods in cities around the world.

The executive director issued the temporary order after BCSC staff was alerted that a Vernon-area individual had recently wired $25,000 to the company. The order temporarily prohibits Genius Funds from trading in any securities in B.C.

•Blu-Ray on the desktop. A year ago, Blu-Ray won the battle for next-generation high- capacity, high-definition video storage device, beating out the competing HD DVD format.

0 megawatts of power Site C will generate or Dokie’s 300 megawatts, it will need more power lines to get that energy to market.

•Associations/Societies Sarah Marsh has been appointed to the board of the Pacific Parklands Foundation. Marsh is a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s Vancouver assurance practice. She worked in the U.K.

Value of B.C. exports dropped by a quarter in 2009 “There was a 24.3% decline in the value of British Columbia-origin exports in 2009 compared with 2008. With the exception of Mainland China (28.7%), exports to every other major destination fell.

•Blu-Ray on the desktop. A year ago, Blu-Ray won the battle for next-generation high- capacity, high-definition video storage device, beating out the competing HD DVD format.