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Vancouver is 116th most expensive city worldwide: Mercer

Vancouver is 116th most expensive city worldwide: Mercer

Survey evaluated costs for housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment
Can B.C. infrastructure keep up with population growth?

Can B.C. infrastructure keep up with population growth?

High immigration targets mean infrastructure must service existing residents while adding capacity for newcomers
B.C.’s clogged court system putting access to justice at risk

B.C.’s clogged court system putting access to justice at risk

Courts are short judges, slow to adopt technologies and require in-person attendance – hiking costs for clients
Canadians opting for shorter mortgage terms as they hope for declining interest rates

Canadians opting for shorter mortgage terms as they hope for declining interest rates

OTTAWA — With mortgage rates at their highest level in more than a decade, home owners and prospective buyers tend to focus on getting the best rate. While shopping around, however, experts say borrowers shouldn't forget about term length.
Permitting changes at Vancouver City Hall won’t fix key issues, industry says

Permitting changes at Vancouver City Hall won’t fix key issues, industry says

Builders hope recently passed changes are just two of the many updates city hall plans to make to its housing permitting and approval process
Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

Global salmon farm company with B.C. ties backs land-based aquaculture in Japan

VICTORIA — The backing of a land-based salmon farm in Japan by a global company with ties to ocean fish farms in British Columbia has Indigenous and conservation groups calling on the federal government to accelerate its transition away from open-net
Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China

Vancouver airport passenger traffic rebounds from pandemic, but travel down from China

Tamara Vrooman: "A change due to the pandemic, but also, frankly, to geopolitical factors, we don't have that Chinese traffic."
Hudbay Minerals, Vancouver's Copper Mountain shareholders approve merger

Hudbay Minerals, Vancouver's Copper Mountain shareholders approve merger

Deal makes the combined company Canada’s third largest copper miner
Flair Airlines adds planes, aims to more than double in size

Flair Airlines adds planes, aims to more than double in size

Ultra-low-cost carrier's Vancouver-based CEO reiterates aim to have 50 planes by 2027.
Four B.C. cities have Canada's lowest property tax rates: Zoocasa

Four B.C. cities have Canada's lowest property tax rates: Zoocasa

Lower tax rates fuel competition and attract investors, putting average homebuyers at a disadvantage, says online brokerage firm.