aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

RBC Economies release British Columbia once again posted some of the country s largest increases in homeownership costs in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the latest housing report released today by RBC Economics. (full report)The RBC Hous...

topics: tax, taxes

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

Idon't think Furlong gets it . Reflecting multicultural diversity isn'tabout presenting stereotypes to the world or having token heads ofstate - It's about how we as generations of so-called visibleminorities live our lives and make ourselves in...

topics: 2010-winter-games, activist, federal-government, investigation, john-furlong

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB]Last week I watched the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre with NDP Leader Carole James and MLA Bruc...

topics: arts, bc-government, business, candidate, design

aggregated from: GungHaggisFatChoy

I watched the opening ceremonies of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, and something didn't sit right with me. Vancouver is always being touted as a multicultural city. It is the most Asian city in North America. It is the city with the most mixed-rac...

topics: olympics, squamish, tax, vancouver-2010, vanoc

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

An Olympic disaster? Complete rubbishWherein official sponsor of the 2010 Winter Games takes on those grumpy brits at The Guardian. If you're going to say the Vancouver Games cost $6-billion, have the decency to note $4-billion is for infrastructure...

topics: 2010-winter-games, tax, translink, vanoc

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

An Olympic disaster? Complete rubbishWherein official sponsor of the 2010 Winter Games takes on those grumpy brits at The Guardian. If you're going to say the Vancouver Games cost $6-billion, have the decency to note $4-billion is for infrastructure...

topics: 2010-winter-games, tax, taxes, translink, vanoc

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HK s response to Harper s China visit (released to CIV on Dec 6):Andrew Work of Canadian Chamber of Commerce in HKCanadians doing business in China hold similar values to Canadians in Canada. Where there may be a diffe...

topics: business, economy, investment, olympic-games, premier

aggregated from: Chinese in Vancouver

Guest blogger: Gabriel Yiu, former BC NDP candidate for Vancouver Fraserview To clearly stand out a guest blogger entry, all such headlines will begin with [GB].During the last provincial election, the BC Liberal Party stated in black and white that ...

topics: bc-government, bc-rail, business, candidate, concert

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

HST may spell the end for B.C. Premier. Of course, because of a tax. Not for having the lowest minimum wage in Canada, not for tearing up contracts, not for drunk driving, not for selling off rivers, not for mismanaging the economy and lying about a ...

topics: bc-rail, economy, mla, premier, tax

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Hey remember when I said that Vancouver wasn't a cool city? Thanks for proving me right. Best Bar: Roxy. Best band: Nickelback. This is me, resting my case. Giant billboards a blight on region's landscape. But draping every building, bridge, and sign...

topics: bar, beach, downtown, olympic-venues, tax