A public school has broken into the top 10 list of elementary schools, according to the Fraser Institute's annual rankings. West Bay Elementary in West Vancouver comes in at number 10 – the sole public school in the top 20. The think tank's Peter Cowley, who authored the report card, says another facility that continues to do well is Corpus … [Read more...]
Mayor brushes off survey ranking Vancouver at the bottom
January 9, 2013 by
Vancouver's Mayor is dismissing a report ranking his city as the worst in Canada for traffic congestion, but he admits there's room for improvement. "We certainly have some challenges, but you know, nothing like LA, nothing like Seattle. I think all of us have been in other cities in North America where the traffic is horrendous." Gregor … [Read more...]
Canada tops ranking in global mining sector
August 31, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - The Canadian mining and metals sector ranks No. 1 in an international list of corporate deal-making so far this year.Canadian mining companies had 196 acquisition deals during the first half of 2011 and were targets for acquision in 129 deals, according to the Ernst & Young report.Australia came in second in both categories, making … [Read more...]
