Canada’s population growth is shifting westward, as the latest census results show the Prairie region and British Columbia leading the country in growth. For the first time since Confederation the three Prairie provinces all rank at the top of provincial growth charts, nosing out a slowing Ontario. British Columbia, in fourth place, also grew at a
One hundred and forty years ago, Edgar Dewdney sent a note to B.C.’s attorney general, Henry Pering Pellew Crease. It is hard to decipher his writing, but he appears to be complaining about having to pay taxes on land he thought “was clear”. It was sent on July 12, 1877 and is datelined “Burrard Inlet”. He was
VICTORIA — B.C. is considering refunding the foreign buyer tax to some buyers, says the finance minister. Mike de Jong said Wednesday the refund idea is one of several reforms under his consideration as part of changes to the six-month-old 15 per cent foreign buyer tax on real estate sales in Metro Vancouver. It comes after Premier Christy Clark announced
