Graeme Wood
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B.C. condo developer Coromandel Properties ends creditor protection claim
Vancouver condo developer Coromandel Properties says it is no longer pursuing creditor protection, after reaching a deal with its numerous lenders. → Read More
Suspended B.C. lawyer Hong Guo receives fourth decision
A Law Society of BC hearing panel has reached another decision on one of nine citations issued against B.C. real estate and immigration lawyer Hong Guo, since September 2018. → Read More
B.C.'s record fossil fuel export revenues in 2022 a 'fragile' windfall
B.C. exports reached a record level in dollar value in 2022, largely due to higher fossil fuel prices, and thus representing a double-edged sword for the provincial government, says a climate change policy expert. → Read More
B.C. residents face nearly $1M in penalties for gold mining fraud
The B.C. Securities Commission has issued nearly $1 million in penalties and repayment orders against three local fraudsters involved in an international Ponzi scheme that promised investors large returns on non-existent gold mining operations in Africa and Brazil. → Read More
'It's essential': Nearly 200 beds part of B.C.'s $1B investment in mental health, addiction treatment
B.C. Premier David Eby announced Thursday more specifics about the provincial government’s $1-billion investment in mental health supports, including an additional 195 treatment and recovery beds for people addicted to drugs and those suffering from mental illness, or both. → Read More
B.C. minister announces temporary TikTok ban on government devices
The B.C. government has announced it will ban TikTok from all government-issued mobile devices, in a move that follows the federal government, as well as governments of the United States and European nations. → Read More
As B.C. restaurants rebound, tipping tapers among patrons
B.C. restaurants are showing an uptick in revenues since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, while patrons appear to be growing tired of so-called “tip-flation.” → Read More
What could a Chinese spy balloon do over British Columbia?
Speculation on the capabilities of a high-altitude Chinese spy balloon that recently flew across American airspace has largely focused on critical infrastructure and military sites in the United States. → Read More
West Vancouver man banned from B.C. markets after $1B penny stock fraud case in U.S.
The B.C. Securities Commission (BCSC) has permanently banned former Vancouver lawyer turned offshore shell facilitator Frederick Langford Sharp from the province’s public investment market, after a U.S. court ruled him to be the mastermind of a massive stock manipulation scheme involving over $1 billion in transactions with hundreds of penny stock companies. → Read More
Metro Vancouver mayors ask for $500M to match inflation and growth demands on TransLink
Metro Vancouver mayors say if TransLink does not get $500 million in emergency relief funding to sustain current service levels until 2025, it will be forced to cut services. → Read More
MAID popular among British Columbians, poll and data show
There is strong support for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in British Columbia, which has the highest per capita use of the program than the national average, recent polling and data shows. → Read More
One in five B.C. residents can't cover an unexpected $500 bill, poll shows
More British Columbians report being in a position to cover an unexpected expense of $500 than their fellow Canadians, according to a Statistics Canada poll released Feb. 13. → Read More
Major Vancouver condo developer seeks creditor protection
Rapidly rising interest rates have caused Coromandel Properties Ltd. — a major Vancouver developer specializing in high-density condominium towers — to file for creditor protection with $700 million of debt tied to 16 active residential real estate projects in the city. → Read More
Major Vancouver condo developer seeks creditor protection
Rapidly rising interest rates have caused Coromandel Properties Ltd. — a major Vancouver developer specializing in high-density condominium towers — to file for creditor protection with $700 million of debt tied to 16 active residential real estate projects in the city. → Read More
Canadian family doctors facing 'red tape' coming to B.C.
Provincial licensing and regulatory procedures are dissuading family doctors from coming to B.C., according to a family doctor who directs a medical clinic in Vancouver. → Read More
Canucks Autism Network chair under fraud probe for securities work
North Vancouver securities lawyer William (Bill) Lorne MacDonald, who chairs the Canucks Autism Network, is facing an administrative fraud investigation by the Law Society of BC. → Read More
B.C. Airbnb eviction with police escort was reasonable, tribunal rules
The province’s Civil Resolution Tribunal has ruled the removal of guests from a B.C. Airbnb by police was reasonable following a dispute involving the host. → Read More
First all-battery bus line launches in Metro Vancouver
TransLink unveiled Thursday its first battery-powered bus line, with the deployment of two charging stations on Route 100 along Marine Drive, from New Westminster to southwest Vancouver. → Read More
This B.C. farm has diverted millions of kilograms of food waste from landfills
Langley-based food waste processor ReFeed Farms says it’s hauled in roughly 4.5 million kilograms of produce that would have otherwise gone to landfills or industrial composters over the past year and turned it into edible food for people, livestock feed and soil. → Read More
Over 1,000 B.C. family doctors have signed up for the new payment model, says minister
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix announced Tuesday 1,043 family doctors have signed up for a new payment model that aims to retain and attract more of them to address a significant shortage. → Read More