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What are we reading? August 16, 2018
Each week, BIV staff will share with you some of the interesting stories we have found from around the web. Mark Falkenberg, deputy managing editor: Prince Rupert, busiest Pacific port in North...
Vancouver Public Library embarks on next chapter of physical and technological change
Library Square’s rooftop garden expansion set to open in September, as chief librarian eyes video-conference rooms, virtual reality
Summer business-themed reading lets in the light
Vancouver Public Library picks offer welcome diversion from standard business tomes
Upcoming legislation will kill Richmond's farm mega mansions: Agriculture Minister
Minister of Agriculture Lana Popham says she is now ready to overrule Richmond city council on house sizes on farmland
Driverless cars, health trends steer beer sector in new direction
While autonomous vehicles are expected to boost alcohol sales, some brewers are betting on non-alcoholic drinks
Everyone has a stake in defending freedom of the press
It seems difficult some days to get what are typically referred to as “the media” to agree on whether the Sun rose from the East or the West, so different are our perspectives. Upon one point,...
B.C. winemaker cultivates unique brand niche
A profile of Frank Gigliotti, president and CEO, Cavallo Winery Ltd.
B.C. schools will weather loss of Saudi students: officials
Education officials in B.C. are cautiously optimistic that the diplomatic spat between Ottawa and Saudi Arabia, in which Riyadh recalled its students from Canadian schools, will not significantly...
Insurers grapple with worsening natural disasters
As wildfires intensify in the province, B.C.’s insurance industry struggles to meet demand
Smaller insurance brokerages lead employment growth
Average employment at B.C.’s biggest brokerages grew 25.8% since 2014
Canada’s premiers the main barrier to inter-provincial free trade
Opinionsvary as to whether the meeting of Canada’s premiers in mid-July in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, was a success. The expectations for those hoping for freer trade within Canada were high. But if...
Vancouver apartment rent growth flat over past year: PadMapper
The cost to rent both one- and two-bedroom apartments remained flat in Vancouver year-over-year in August, according to new PadMapper data, which includes median rents for all homes that are...