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Health minister: Innovation crucial before health eats half province’s budget
Innovation and productivity will be the province’s focus going forward in health care as British Columbia faces an “unsustainable situation,” according to health minster Kevin Falcon in his speech to The Vancouver Board of Trade. Read more...
 Business After Business
The Spirit of Vancouver House presented its latest Business After Business trade show at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. Read more...
 Buy America clause lifted on projects
Today, Friday, Feb. 5, the Canadian and US governments have announced an agreement on Canadian access to U.S. projects previously restricted under the Buy America clause, an issue The Vancouver Board of Trade has been working on. See media release (PDF)
 WLC: What makes successful women leaders?
Why aren’t there more women leaders and what do the ones who have made it have in common? Read more...
We’re not building white elephants,’ Olympics minister says of Games’ legacy
“You gotta be here!” Mary McNeil, Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC, Province of British Columbia, told the audience just two weeks before the 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony at the Spirit of Vancouver House at The Bay. Read more...
 Security screening in effect at YVR’s South Airport and float plane facilities
As of last Friday, January 29, 2010, passengers flying out of YVR's South Airport, corporate aviation operators and float plane facilities are subject to screening by Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) for at least the duration of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Plan ahead and confirm times and procedures with your carrier. For the latest information, visit www.yvr.ca or follow Twitter @yvrairport.
 Get ‘sociable’ online to grow your brand
The ‘polished’ marketing of old is going by the wayside, and according to social media enthusiasts Shane Gibson and Stephen Jagger, getting ‘sociable’ online is crucial to long-term organizational success. Read more...
National Chief Atleo receives standing ovations
National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, Assembly of First Nations, received standing ovations from a crowd of 350 both at the beginning and end of his speech on “the renaissance of reconnection.” Read more...
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