Powell River and Pitt Meadows are joining approximately 110 other B.C. municipalities in making it easier to start and run a business, thanks to BizPaL.

British Columbia is outpacing the rest of the nation in investment attraction. A new report prepared for the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association by Thomson Reuters shows that investment activity in B.C. rose by 71 per cent in the second quarter (Q2) this year compared with 2011.

Employment numbers in British Columbia dipped in July after slight gains in June, as full-time positions replaced losses of part-time positions.

After consultation with local municipalities, the government of British Columbia today issued an amendment to its 1950 agreement, as previously amended in 1987 and 1997, with Rio Tinto Alcan under the Industrial Development Act to allow for the company to complete its Kemano Back Up Tunnel Project.

Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell responded today to British Columbia and Canada's total victory in an arbitration panel's ruling on B.C.'s timber pricing policies under the 2006 Canada-U.S. Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA).

British Columbia job growth remains steady as the province gained 3,600 new jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 per cent. B.C. gained 2,400 full-time positions and added 1,100 part-time jobs.

More than 100 communities throughout British Columbia can do more to support and promote local tourism initiatives as a result of provincial funding.