Business
Log scanning pioneered to find flaws in timber
Skeena Sawmills wants to be B.C.'s first mill to use CT scanning technology to produce high-grade wood from lower-grade stands
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Longer trucks save forest companies money, fuel
BC FOREST FUTURE: Nine-axle log trucks reduce costs, carbon emissions on longer hauls needed in areas affected by mountain pine beetle
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Trump election casts shadow on softwood lumber trade
Donald Trump's crusade against NAFTA could embolden the U.S. Lumber Coalition to renew its battle against B.C. lumber exports
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B.C. Liberal delegates back ride sharing
B.C. Liberal Party members say Metro Vancouver is the last major city in North America to keep Uber out
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B.C. works to track mobile data spread
With 12,000 fast-evolving mobile devices, the B.C. government needs strict security, Auditor General Carol Bellringer says
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U.S. lumber trade faces uncertain future
U.S. industry free to file formal complaints against B.C. wood products as of today, Canadian producers look to China and Japan
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B.C. aiming to improve tenant protection
Housing Minister Rich Coleman says solution to rent increase loophole will take time, NDP's John Horgan wants action now
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B.C. mine cleanup marks deal with Alaska
B.C. takes over Tulsequah Chief cleanup, agreement signed to protect Taku, Unuk, Alsek and Stikine Rivers
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Computer system cost control needed: auditor
Auditor General Carol Bellringer says big computer upgrades are a problem the world over, not just at ICBC and the B.C. health ministry
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Interior Savings certified to serve boomers and seniors
Interior Savings set an intention early this year to provide Age Friendly Business training to all its staff.
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