Business

The B.C. government has started engineering work to widen sections of the main route from Alberta into northeast B.C., the first step to a four-lane industrial route from the provincial border to Fort St. John.

Black Press, British Columbia's largest publisher of community newspapers and websites, has announced the purchase of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the Kimberley Daily Bulletin from Don Kendall.

Well into the second official season for Record Ridge Riding (RRR), Ken and Julie Drake’s horse-riding adventure company, Ken joked that he hopes this year the business will pay for his time shoeing horses, and maybe even pay for a couple of dinner dates with Julie.

Q: I’m bored at work! Every day is tedious and predictable. I sometimes think about making a career change, but then I get nervous. I’m a single mom in my early 40s. Do you have any advice for me?

As Ginger Steven’s Rossland practice, Trinity Massage, moves into its second year, the Rossland News joined Steven as she looked back on her years as a registered therapist and how her own health struggles led her down a path to a career as a healer.

B.C. cities and towns still charge businesses almost three times the residential rate on average, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Q: There is a woman in our office who practically dominates all our departmental staff meetings, which I chair. She frequently interrupts and employees seem to be intimidated by her overbearing style. I am thinking of speaking with her. Your suggestions?

Households can now to choose buy carbon-neutral biogas at a premium through FortisBC

The B.C. government is extending its interim forest and range agreements with aboriginal people to include a new 25-year woodland licence for Crown forests.

Lori and Bill Craig finally realized a big dream on June 1 — they now own the building they have leased for almost seven years for Lori’s business, Better Life Fitness.