Sentences with phrase «in british»

Of the $ 8 billion international student market in Canada, approximately $ 1.2 billion of it is comprised of students located in British Columbia.

VANCOUVER — Home sales in British Columbia plummeted last month compared with March of last year, but the B.C. Real Estate Association says the decline was not reflected in prices.

Finally, as the bulk of DEO expenses is in British pounds, the fact that England is leaving the Euro may create additional volatility in its financial statements.

In British Columbia, we see the effects of climate change in the growing number of powerful storms that pummel our coast, record wildfires that destroy our forests, and water shortages that harm our agricultural sector.

Perhaps nowhere is the debate so intense as in British Columbia, a province in western Canada where there are plans to export large quantities of natural gas to Asia.

The aircraft was over 60 years old and «had been used in the past to rescue U.S. citizens stranded in the British Virgin Islands following Hurricane Irma and ferry supplies to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria last year.»

The current quota value of the subsidy works out to $ 25,000 per cow in most provinces and $ 40,000 in British Columbia.

«These necessary changes would permit first responders to take immediate action and ensure more awareness and compliance so that our pets in British Columbia can be protected from the horrible death that can result from being left in a hot, unventilated vehicle,» said Robinson.

Shortly after the climate moves came into effect, a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing unearthed new deposits of natural gas in British Columbia.

«Canada and the EU moved into a deeper agreement, which includes procurement and professional recognition of degrees, and all these other things that are strictly speaking, no longer trade,» says Amy Verdun, professor of political science at the University of Victoria in British Columbia.

VANCOUVER — New Democrat leader John Horgan announced a New Democrat government will ban the trophy hunting of grizzly bears in British Columbia.

The hoped - for revenues from personal and corporate income tax hikes proposed in British Columbia's 2013 Budget will be undermined by taxpayers» reaction to the hikes, according to a report...

Coal dust billowing off the American coal trains careening through our towns is coating the homes and lungs of children in British Columbia.

Thanks to the support of the Province of British Columbia, the program will now be available in British Columbia, offered through the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and the BC Chamber of Commerce.

Third, its legal system is similar to the United States, since both are rooted in the British system.

The Board of Trade also believes the federal government's $ 1.5 - billion Oceans Protection Plan will lead to world - class marine safety here in British Columbia, enabling us to protect our coasts while also getting Canada's natural resources safely and responsibly to world markets.

The rejection of the provincial HST by voters in British Columbia will result in the recovery of the $ 1.6 billion paid to British Columbia for its HST transitional costs.

Azim Jamal is also the co-founder and CEO of Pacific Reach Properties Ltd., which holds a large portfolio of commercial properties in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Phoenix and Los Angeles.

** Imperial Oil Ltd and its partner in the development, Exxon Mobil Corp, are selling their natural - gas property in British Columbia, in the latest example of a major producer paring exposure to Canada.

Rigaux was the chief organizer for the Reform Party in British Columbia ahead of the 1997 federal election.

«The ferry system in British Columbia is a vital piece of economic infrastructure, not just for coastal B.C., but for the entire economy.

The initial is the counter-intuitive argument that a far more steady economic and expense outlook may possibly bring forward the very first desire price rise in the British isles.

«Within a year we will see community owned solar energy projects in B.C., the partnership we have created here is helping to initiate the second phase of the solar revolution in British Columbia.»

In regard to economic policy, the Party promises to create a low cost environment for business by permanently keeping levels of taxation low, enacting a Red Tape Review (similar to the one in British Columbia) to aid small business, and eliminating health care premiums.

While in use at the demonstration centre, the panels showcased distributed solar power for homes in British Columbia, bringing to life «practical solutions for urban sustainability, [and how to] move away from fossil fuels.»

Aben Resources Ltd. is a publicly traded Canadian Gold exploration company with significant projects in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and the Yukon.

Richard spent his early career as a bonds fund manager and analyst with BZW but then spent close to two decades in The British Army.

The Company's fourth project is the Jumping Josephine Gold Project in British Columbia, Canada.

VANCOUVER — A new scientific study shows that the B.C. Liberals don't have the data necessary to make informed decisions about the grizzly bear hunt in British Columbia, say New Democrats.

According to the Federal Court's recent decision in Taseko Mines Ltd v Canada (Environment), «a project of such magnitude as the one considered in the present case [an open - pit gold and copper mine in British Columbia] will likely have impacts in areas of both provincial and federal responsibility.»

One of the most interesting moves today was the strong rally in the BRITISH POUND.

Recent UBC research discovered that in British Columbia and Alberta, we are better at early exits than anywhere else in Canada or the US.

Wine makers in British Columbia are saying «Cheers» after Alberta Premier Rachel Notley announced the end of Alberta's ban on importing B.C. wine this...

Victoria — Changes to the federal environmental assessment process, along with deep budget cuts, will weaken environmental protection in British Columbia say the B.C. New Democrats.

As Baxter said, the organization «helped to start the solar revolution in British Columbia.»

Canada's economy expanded by 1.3 per cent in 2016, as strong growth in British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba and P.E.I. was offset by Alberta and Saskatchewan, whose economies contracted...

In this episode we talk about who's moving to Victoria, whether or not foreigners are to blame for unaffordable housing and some of the racism and challenges Tony has faced as a Chinese Realtor in British Columbia.

VICTORIA — New Democrat MLA Judy Darcy has re-introduced a private member's bill to ban flavoured tobacco products in British Columbia.

You may or may not remember, but last year Kate Winslet was staying with Sir Richard Branson at a private retreat in the British Virgin Islands when lightning struck the home, setting it on fire.

The recent 15 % foreign buyer tax in British Columbia has led Chinese buyers to turn from Vancouver towards nearby Seattle, reports StreetInsider.com (17 November 2016).

Many people are concerned with how the Christy Clark government is handling agriculture in British Columbia.

Millennials will lose up to 20 per cent of their purchasing power from new mortgage rules, which will exacerbate affordability issues, says an organization that represents about 20,000 realtors in British Columbia.

In addition, with the rejection of the HST in British Columbia, the federal government is entitled to recover the $ 1.6 billion it paid the province to harmonize their sales tax with the Goods and Services Tax.

«Last year we saw a record number of spousal homicides in British Columbia, yet nothing substantial changed in response to this unprecedented violence.

The ratio was above 60 % in just over half of all local housing markets in April, mostly in British Columbia and southwestern Ontario.

When a Chinese company decided to open a mine in British Columbia earlier this year, it made speaking Mandarin a «job requirement.»

The ratio was above the sellers» market threshold in about 60 % of all local housing markets in March, the majority of which are located in British Columbia, in and around the GTA and across southwestern Ontario.

The current weakness in the British pound will keep Governor Mervyn King from tampering with present policy, and, with a new Governor of the BOE in July, it makes no sense to expend any type of easing before the change of leadership unless some new crisis emerges.

The foundation points to the fact that the U.S. timber supply outstrips the Canadian supply, and underlines that this decrease in supply has already hit the industry in British Columbia, where the industry is largest.

VICTORIA — Fentanyl overdoses are projected to claim a record number of lives in British Columbia this year, but the BC Liberal government has failed to provide adequate, accessible pathways to treatment for people and families desperately seeking mental health and addiction services, said New Democrat leader John Horgan.