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Fiona Famulak, chief executive officer of the BC Chamber of Commerce, is calling the provincial budget a ‘missed opportunity’ to help address the costs of doing business in B.C.

B.C. new ‘C-’ budget smacked by province’s top business organizations

Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, BC Chamber of Commerce lament lack of support

Fiona Famulak, chief executive officer of the BC Chamber of Commerce, is calling the provincial budget a ‘missed opportunity’ to help address the costs of doing business in B.C.
The B.C. government has temporarily banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. temporarily bans TikTok from government-issued mobile devices

Minister of Citizens’ Services Lisa Beare issued the immediate ban Monday (Feb. 27)

The B.C. government has temporarily banned TikTok from government-issued mobile devices. (Black Press Media file photo)
Reaction to the 2023-24 budget delivered by Finance Minister Katrine Conroy ranged from mixed to cautiously optimistic to disappointed.

Hope and fear: 2023-2024 B.C. budget draws range of reactions

A leading business voice fears the financial direction of B.C. while others see hope on housing

Reaction to the 2023-24 budget delivered by Finance Minister Katrine Conroy ranged from mixed to cautiously optimistic to disappointed.
B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy speaks during a news conference as students enjoy a hot lunch at Ruth King Elementary in Langford, B.C., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press)

Health care, housing and grants top B.C.’s 2023-24 Budget Day promises

Snow blanketed the provincial capital in the morning hours of B.C.’s budget…

B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy speaks during a news conference as students enjoy a hot lunch at Ruth King Elementary in Langford, B.C., Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Chad Hipolito/Canadian Press)
A Grade 1 student at Ruth King Elementary School in Langford, B.C., holds up her hands as principal Vicki Ives joined B.C.’s finance minister Katrine Conroy in serving up lunch Monday (Feb. 27). Conroy will present the provincial budget tomorrow. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

Finance minister guarantees tomorrow’s provincial budget won’t forget rural B.C.

Katrine Conroy also signaled that B.C. will ‘probably’ have deficits in the future

A Grade 1 student at Ruth King Elementary School in Langford, B.C., holds up her hands as principal Vicki Ives joined B.C.’s finance minister Katrine Conroy in serving up lunch Monday (Feb. 27). Conroy will present the provincial budget tomorrow. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
The province will invest $440 million over 10 years to improve all aspects of cancer care in B.C. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. announces $440 million towards a ‘cancer-free future’

One in two British Columbians will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime

The province will invest $440 million over 10 years to improve all aspects of cancer care in B.C. (Black Press Media file photo)
Melanie Mark speaks to the media after becoming the first First Nations woman to serve in the B.C. legislature at a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Mark Wednesday announced she is stepping away from politics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Melanie Mark, first First Nations woman elected to B.C. legislature, leaving politics

Mark also first First Nations woman to serve in cabinet

Melanie Mark speaks to the media after becoming the first First Nations woman to serve in the B.C. legislature at a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016. Mark Wednesday announced she is stepping away from politics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Fiona Famulak, chief executive officer of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, is calling on the provincial government to take “urgent” and “decisive” actions to cut the cost of doing business in B.C. (Photo courtesy of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce).

Health tax changes, expedited permitting top B.C. Chamber of Commerce’s wish list

CEO Fiona Famulak calls on government to raise EHT threshold, cut permitting times

Fiona Famulak, chief executive officer of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce, is calling on the provincial government to take “urgent” and “decisive” actions to cut the cost of doing business in B.C. (Photo courtesy of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce).
Communities across B.C. including Kelowna are still trying to understand what $1 billion worth of one-time grants for urban infrastructure means for them. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. municipalities awaiting details of $1B community grant announcement

Premier David Eby announced the grants last week to help communities deal with population growth

Communities across B.C. including Kelowna are still trying to understand what $1 billion worth of one-time grants for urban infrastructure means for them. (Black Press Media file photo)
The provincial government has announced another $180 million to help communities prepare for disasters related to climate change. (Drive BC)

More provincial money announced for climate change preparedness across B.C.

Premier David Eby announced the funding Tuesday afternoon

The provincial government has announced another $180 million to help communities prepare for disasters related to climate change. (Drive BC)
This combination photo shows hiring signs in the windows of businesses in downtown Juneau this spring. As of Wednesday, the City and Borough of Juneau has 23 open employment positions, some with multiple vacancies within them according to the CBJ website. (Peter Segall/ Juneau Empire)

Plans to fix B.C.’s labour shortage are good – but not bold enough: economist

Rick Cotton says B.C. needs to raise its labour participation force

This combination photo shows hiring signs in the windows of businesses in downtown Juneau this spring. As of Wednesday, the City and Borough of Juneau has 23 open employment positions, some with multiple vacancies within them according to the CBJ website. (Peter Segall/ Juneau Empire)
More federal support is on the way for British Columbia following the 2021 flooding and landslides that ravaged interior communities like Princeton. (Photo courtesy of Rhonda Caron)

More help on the way for B.C. communities ravaged by flooding and landslides: feds

Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair made the promise in a statement to Black Press Media

More federal support is on the way for British Columbia following the 2021 flooding and landslides that ravaged interior communities like Princeton. (Photo courtesy of Rhonda Caron)
The number of training spots for midwives at UBC will nearly double, the province announced Friday, going from20 to 48. (Black Press Media file photo)

Training spots for midwives in B.C. to nearly double amid provincial funding

The provincial government announced additional funding for B.C.’s only midwifery program at UBC

The number of training spots for midwives at UBC will nearly double, the province announced Friday, going from20 to 48. (Black Press Media file photo)
MLA John Rustad in Victoria May 17, 2018. Photography by John Lehmann

Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad crosses the floor to B.C. Conservatives

Rustad was kicked out of BC Liberal caucus for views questioning climate change

MLA John Rustad in Victoria May 17, 2018. Photography by John Lehmann
The province plans to rev up protection of old growth forests. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, TJ Watt )

B.C. moves to kickstart and ease old-growth harvesting deferral process

Premier David Eby and forest minister Bruce Ralston announced eight additional measures

The province plans to rev up protection of old growth forests. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, TJ Watt )
Lawyers providing advice and writing legislation for the provincial government voted to strike Monday, but finance minister Katrina Conroy appears unfazed. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

B.C. finance minister sticks to line after government lawyers vote for strike

Members of BC Government Lawyers Association Monday voted 97.1 per cent for job actions

Lawyers providing advice and writing legislation for the provincial government voted to strike Monday, but finance minister Katrina Conroy appears unfazed. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
Premier David Eby (right) during a news conference Tuesday morning with the federal health minister Jean-Yves Duclos and federal minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities Dominic LeBlanc. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

$600M health-care cheque incoming to B.C., details need to be stitched to close the deal

Money earmarked for bilateral deals still subject of talks between Victoria and Ottawa

Premier David Eby (right) during a news conference Tuesday morning with the federal health minister Jean-Yves Duclos and federal minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities Dominic LeBlanc. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)
Police officers patrol the waters of False Creek by boat near the athletes village and GM Place in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. The IOC may move to a system of rotating host cities for the Winter Olympics and Vancouver has been mentioned as potential host city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

2030 Winter Olympics could be back on table for province if B.C. could be rotating host

Organizers have not yet called B.C. about potentially hosting the 2030 Winter…

Police officers patrol the waters of False Creek by boat near the athletes village and GM Place in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. The IOC may move to a system of rotating host cities for the Winter Olympics and Vancouver has been mentioned as potential host city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Jon Coleman (right) and other members of the Cowichan Tribes-owned Khowutzun Development Corporation, here seen blocking work at the site of the new Cowichan District Hospital on Bell McKinnon Road over union issues, has called on the provincial government to abolish an agreement that he says prevents him and other Indigenous contractors from working on the site. (Robert Barron/Citizen)

Indigenous contractor won’t represent ‘token Indians’ in B.C. hospital dispute

Builder wants community benefits agreement abolished despite exception allowing him to work on site

Jon Coleman (right) and other members of the Cowichan Tribes-owned Khowutzun Development Corporation, here seen blocking work at the site of the new Cowichan District Hospital on Bell McKinnon Road over union issues, has called on the provincial government to abolish an agreement that he says prevents him and other Indigenous contractors from working on the site. (Robert Barron/Citizen)
The pending introduction of permanent daylight savings time could impact the safety of children as they would be walking to school in the dark during large parts of winter. (Black Press Media file photo)

In 2019, B.C. moved to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Since then, time has stood still.

Fate of proposed change in B.C. lies in the hands of American legislators

The pending introduction of permanent daylight savings time could impact the safety of children as they would be walking to school in the dark during large parts of winter. (Black Press Media file photo)
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