Jennifer Harrison
Canadians failing to budget household spending: BMO
Many Canadians are not keeping track of their monthly spending, according to a recent BMO report.The report on the spending habits of Canadians found that only one-third of Canadians (34%) set...
SBOT receives funding to help Surrey entrepreneurs
The Surrey Board of Trade has received $5,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada (NSERC) to go toward its innovation roundtable.NSERC is a federal agency that works with...
City, mayor to deliver new affordable housing
Vancouver City Council moved forward yesterday with a series of actions to create new affordable housing and protect renters in Vancouver, while increasing engagement with citizens and...
Amazon founder invests in Burnaby quantum computing firm
Burnaby-based quantum computing outfit D-Wave Systems, Inc. has received $30 million in equity funding from a group of investors, including Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, the company...
B.C. small business confidence positive, slightly below national average
According to the inaugural BMO Small Business Confidence Report (index) released today, nearly three-quarters (72%) of Canadian entrepreneurs and 71% in B.C. are confident in their business prospects...
Vancouver housing market posts slight year-over-year price drops
Vancouver properties showed modest year-over-year price decreases as inventory has started to climb, according to the Royal LePage House Price Survey released yesterday.Detached bungalows posted a...
Conditions continue to favour buyers in Vancouver housing market: REBGV
Residential property sales declined 32.5% in September to 1,516 units sold, compared with the 2,246 sales in September 2011, according to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV).This was...
Ritchie Bros. achieves record September and third quarter gross auction proceeds
Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (TSX: RBA) sold approximately $561 million of equipment at 31 unreserved auctions around the world in September, the highest September gross auction proceeds...
Metro Vancouver confidence in selling homes down: survey
The majority (58%) of Lower Mainland residents believe it is a bad time to sell a home over the next three months, while 34% believe it is a good time, according to REW.ca’s September Real...
Sleepy Canadian IPO market belies pent-up demand: PwC
The market for initial public offerings (IPO) was slow in the third quarter, but new IPOs waiting for the right opportunity to reach Canadian equity markets suggest that activity could pick up by the...