BIV Today's Business News: Retiring Liberal MLAs to get $13.7m in pensions
Politics and Policy Retiring Liberal MLAs to get $13.7m in pensions Government watchdogs at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) have calculated that, so far, retiring Liberal MLAs in the current government will be eligible to receive $13.7 million in pension benefits. Real Estate and Development Vancouver building boom spurs $1.1b in permits, 6,000 jobs The $1.1 billion that Vancouver rang up in building permits in the first six months of 2012 puts the city on track to have the highest total annual building permits since at least 2007. B.C. home sales to dip in 2012, rise in 2013 Home sales in B.C. will dip 4% to 73,400 in 2012 before rebounding 7.5% to 78,900 units in 2013, according to the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA)’s 2012 Third Quarter Housing Forecast Update released August 30. Retail and Manufacturing Province funds $2m buy-local campaign The B.C. government has announced that i