The proposal to expand the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which ends in Bunaby, has gotten bigger. Kinder Morgan says it has now signed up 13 canadian companies who want to ship oil along its pipeline and onto Asia-Pacific markets. Officials say that means its planned capacity has grown from 750-thousand barrels a day to 890-thousand barrels. … [Read more...]
MDA increases semi-annual dividend payment
February 28, 2012 by
RICHMOND, B.C. - MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (TSX:MDA) increased its semi-annual dividend on Tuesday to 65 cents per share, up from 50 cents. Local news from metronews.ca/vancouver … [Read more...]
Aurcana increases ownership in Mexican mine
February 20, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - Aurcana Corp. (TSXV:AUN) has increased its ownership in a silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Mexico to almost 100 per cent as a result of a capital restructure prompted by Mexican tax authorities.The ruling came about as a result of the 2010 audit of Real de Maconi S.A. de C.V., when tax authorities ordered the company to reclassify … [Read more...]
Larger fare increases on transit?
September 17, 2011 by
Higher fare increases on public transit. Ken Hardie says they could be coming as Translink works to upgrade the 25 year old Expo line and expand the system. Hardie says after years of keeping fare increases to the rate of inflation, over the next decadetrain and bus riders may have to pay more than that. He says transit users contribute about 52 … [Read more...]
