Business
Founders of Earls, Joey Restaurants acquire ownership of Cactus Club Cafe
The Fuller family were early investors in the Cactus Club chain
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Project Zero Incubator program aims to support green startups in B.C.
Applications to the 2022 Project Zero Incubator is open to early-stage business ideas across B.C.
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Deadline approaches for B.C. irrigation, commercial water licences
March 1 cutoff means stopping water use, applying as new user
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November economy pushed Canada past pre-COVID level for first time in 2 years
Statistics Canada says economy grew 0.6% in November, decline expected to start 2022
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5 B.C. pulp mills get provincial aid to replace natural gas use
$70M carbon tax fund also assists natural gas industry
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B.C. mine laws must conform to UN rights, Indigenous group says
Unregulated placer mining, ‘jade fever’ relics of the gold rush
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Teck says coal sales fall below guidance as extreme cold in B.C. disrupts logistics
Cold weather disruptions have led to near-record inventories, could force production reductions
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British Columbians were back to restaurants in pre-pandemic numbers in late 2021
Survey finds Labour Day weekend busier than 2019, giving operators optimism for 2022
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Bank of Canada keeps key interest rate target on hold, but warns of looming hikes
Trendsetting rate has been at its rock-bottom level since the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Worker absenteeism — not trucker vaccine mandates — impacting store shelves: grocer
Labour shortage caused by quarantined workers has impacted the entire supply chain
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