[ad_1] The new island class vessels will be powered by a diesel-electric hybrid system. (BC Ferries – image credit) B.C. Ferries has awarded a contract to build four new hybrid-electric vessels…
Tag: B.C
1 in 5 small business owners in B.C. say they can’t pay back CEBA loan: CFIB
[ad_1] The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says about 23 per cent of small businesses in B.C. are unable to repay the Canada Emergency Business Account, or CEBA, loan…
B.C. senior speaks out after suspected paving scam uses Ontario company’s credentials | CBC News
[ad_1] A Vancouver Island family who believe they were targeted by scammers is speaking out after they were charged more than $10,000 for shoddy paving services under the name of a legitimate business…
B.C. mayor tries to hire investigator to find ‘mole’ writing critical letters about him | CBC News
[ad_1] In the last year, the Village of Harrison Hot Springs has seen virtually its entire senior staff resign or retire, a new councillor resign, and multiple meetings end abruptly…
B.C. unfairly clawed back COVID-19 benefit from thousands, ombudsperson says | CBC News
[ad_1] A report says thousands of people in British Columbia saw their $1,000 COVID-19 benefit unfairly clawed back by the provincial government. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke’s report says so far, 12,000…
Millionaire owner of Kitsault, B.C., hopes ghost town sees a second life as an energy hub
[ad_1] In the abandoned mining town of Kitsault, B.C., where time has been suspended for the past 40 years, tourists are no longer welcome to take a journey into nostalgia.…
Feds in B.C. to pump $10M into Indigenous tourism small business – Vancouver Island Free Daily
[ad_1] The federal government has launched a $10-million program to directly supporting small businesses involved in Indigenous tourism across Canada. Unofficially named “The First Sidewalk” a…
Teck sells its coal business, $1 billion battery plant for B.C. and increased workplace safety fines in Ontario
[ad_1] Skeena Resources’ Eskay Creek revitalization project in Tahltan territory in northwest British Columbia. Courtesy of Skeena Resources. Welcome back to your weekly mining news recap, where we catch…