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Longtime downtown business closing

Longtime downtown business closing

Francis Jewellers is closing its doors after more than eight decades
Forest trade mission finds Asian headwinds

Forest trade mission finds Asian headwinds

With Japan slipping back into recession and sales down in China, B.C. forest companies push for more wood construction
Lewis Bark offers dog daycare for furry family members

Lewis Bark offers dog daycare for furry family members

A new dog daycare has opened on Puntledge Road in Courtenay.
Contractors picked for Site C construction

Contractors picked for Site C construction

Samsung of Korea, ACCIONA of Spain and Petrowest to sign BC Hydro's biggest-ever construction contract for Peace River dam
Real estate, low dollar keep B.C. in the black

Real estate, low dollar keep B.C. in the black

Property transfer tax up $150 million from spring budget, tourism and movie business surge due to 75-cent Canadian dollar
Merritt-Coquitlam power line completed

Merritt-Coquitlam power line completed

A year behind schedule and over-budget, high-voltage line subject to arbitration between BC Hydro and its contractor
Black touts 'safer' oil-by-rail plan for B.C. refinery

Black touts 'safer' oil-by-rail plan for B.C. refinery

'Dead' Northern Gateway pipeline prompts plan B to move bitumen using trains
Artists help Habitat ReBrand

Artists help Habitat ReBrand

ReStore Art Opening at the Courtenay ReStore Dec. 2.
Two new businesses downtown

Two new businesses downtown

Walker 24 Menswear and Ceylon Cuisine & Spices have been embraced by the downtown business community
B.C. debates carbon capture legislation

B.C. debates carbon capture legislation

Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman says changes needed to regulation of CO2 capture and storage deep underground