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Music festivals return to B.C. despite surging operation costs

Music festivals return to B.C. despite surging operation costs

Organizers are finding creative ways to keep festivals on stage and sustainable
Changing strata law to 55-plus not a blanket ban on young

Changing strata law to 55-plus not a blanket ban on young

Some B.C. strata corporations have changed or plan to change to a 55-plus age regulation to get around a new provincial law that stops a ban on condo rentals
Lafarge to make synthetic wax from CO2 captured at B.C. cement plant

Lafarge to make synthetic wax from CO2 captured at B.C. cement plant

Captured CO2 to make 1.5 barrels per day of precursor used in plastics, cosmetics, lubricants
B.C. inflation cools to 4.3% in April: StatCan

B.C. inflation cools to 4.3% in April: StatCan

Province's inflation rate below national rate for first time in a year
Newmont gobbles up Australian miner and B.C. mines

Newmont gobbles up Australian miner and B.C. mines

Newmont acquired Goldcorp. in 2019, now acquiring Brucejack, Red Chris mines
Metro Vancouver real estate enters ‘weird’ spring market

Metro Vancouver real estate enters ‘weird’ spring market

Pent-up buyer demand drives multiple offers, bidding wars and increase in activity
Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins

Canada announces plans to place King Charles on $20 bill, coins

The image of King Charles will eventually replace the queen on Canada's $20 bill and its coins, the federal government announced during Saturday's coronation events.
Data reveals the cities with the steepest — and cheapest — home closing costs in B.C.

Data reveals the cities with the steepest — and cheapest — home closing costs in B.C.

The most affordable cities when it comes to home closing costs are: Kamloops, Powell River and Sooke
Employment bounces back slightly as B.C. adds 2,100 jobs in April

Employment bounces back slightly as B.C. adds 2,100 jobs in April

Unemployment rate, meanwhile, jumps 0.5 percentage points.
Starting in 2024 you could see big savings on your BC Hydro bill

Starting in 2024 you could see big savings on your BC Hydro bill

BC Hydro consumers who are able to lower their electrical consumption in the evenings and those with electric cars are most likely to benefit from a proposed optional time-of-use rate scheme