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Business: On the road to a ‘green’ future

Business: On the road to a ‘green’ future

Car rental firm charged up with electric/hybrid super cars
Kiosks to speed up border clearance at YVR

Kiosks to speed up border clearance at YVR

In a bid to help YVR achieve its goal of handling 25 million air travelers annually by 2025, an improved line of self-serve border control kiosks is being introduced this spring.
Helijet links up with lodges

Helijet links up with lodges

Sea Island-based Helijet International has extended its existing helicopter air service contracts with six of B.C.
Let's Renovate: 'Shedding' an old purpose

Let's Renovate: 'Shedding' an old purpose

Garden storage spots get a mirthful makeover
The business of being disabled: Learning to work beyond a disability

The business of being disabled: Learning to work beyond a disability

Learn more at the 6th Annual Invisible Illness & Disability Awareness event hosted May 6 by the Richmond Centre for Disability.
Corvus wins hybrid ferry contract

Corvus wins hybrid ferry contract

Richmond’s Corvus Energy has been awarded a long-term contract to provide service and maintenance to Scandlines hybrid ferry fleet which serves routes in Denmark, Sweden and Germany.

Oval gets new sign-up system

Users of the Richmond Oval will be able to sign up for programs quicker and easier thanks to a Burnaby company’s new, booking and member management software.
New Airbus A350 lands at YVR

New Airbus A350 lands at YVR

Plane-spotters were in for a treat on March 28 as YVR welcomed the first Airbus A350-900 to touch down at a Canadian airport.
Florist business blossoms in Steveston

Florist business blossoms in Steveston

After selling Vancouver Canucks hockey jerseys and hoodies for close to a decade, Steveston’s Janiel McKay decided to surround herself with something a little more delicate.
Solar panels clear the financial hurdle in B.C.

Solar panels clear the financial hurdle in B.C.

But sales are still largely confined to the environmentally-minded renovator