Business

Tourism Abbotsford has entered into a partnership with Tourism Langley and Tourism Chilliwack, to leverage their destination marketing funds to target their common markets. The destination marketing organizations work independently to target their identified markets; however, the communities recognize that by combining resources, their efforts will be more effective and efficient.

British Columbia’s four Lower Mainland health organizations – Fraser Health (FH), Providence Health Care (PHC), the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) – have once again been named among the province’s Top 55 Employers for 2011. Awarded by Mediacorp Canada Inc (the organizers of the Canada’s Top 100 Employers competition), this is the third year in a row that PHC and PHSA have made the prestigious list and the second for FH and VCH.

Bill Vanderkooi of Abbotsford won an award for excellence in innovation in agriculture from the Investment Agriculture Foundation (IAF) of British Columbia.

Cargo diverting as longshoremen threaten to walk

Natural gas prices dropped again this month, but those who locked into contracts with gas marketing companies three years ago won’t be enjoying the savings. Since the gas industry was deregulated four years ago, private firms have been allowed to sell natural gas on five-year contracts, although Tera

The Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce has redesigned its website.

Apartment vacancy rates in Metro Vancouver have dropped slightly to 1.9 per cent, according to the latest rental survey by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

High school business students from Robert Bateman Secondary School placed sixth in their skill category at the 13th annual B.C. Business Challenge in Vancouver on Monday.