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August 10, 2017 16:00 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Getting to Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Could Generate Nearly 20 Million Jobs

VANCOUVER, B.C., Aug. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Columbia Institute released a landmark study: Jobs for Tomorrow - Canada’s Building Trades and Net Zero Emissions. Commissioned by Canada’s...
September 20, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Columbia Institute Highlights Once Outsourced Public Services Coming Back in House

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 20, 2016) - A new report from the Columbia Institute says that across Canada and around the world public services that were once...
June 09, 2016 08:00 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Early Wins to Ramp Up Climate Action

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 9, 2016) - A new report titled Top Asks for Climate Action spotlights how Canada can ramp up climate action by empowering low carbon...
March 25, 2015 13:35 ET | Source: Green Jobs BC;Blue Green Canada

Transit Plan Adds $4.5 Billion to GDP and 44,000 Person Years of Employment for Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 25, 2015) - Good Jobs, Clean Skies, a co-publication of Green Jobs BC and Blue Green Canada, finds that the Mayors' Council Transit and...
September 18, 2014 13:30 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Report: BC Local Governments Shorted by Billions

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 18, 2014) - Provincial and federal governments are balancing their books while local governments pick up the tab. Between 1995...
March 10, 2014 14:00 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Report: BC Would Make Big Gains From Building Ferries Locally

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - March 10, 2014) - A new study shows significant economic benefits for building BC ferries at home. These benefits include seeing the BC...
December 13, 2013 09:01 ET | Source: Columbia Institute;LOCO BC;ISIS Research Centre

Local Purchasing Just Got Easier

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Dec. 13, 2013) - A new resource guide from the Columbia Institute, LOCO BC, and ISIS Research Centre at the UBC Sauder School of Business,...
August 29, 2013 18:31 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Will BC Recycling Backslide Under the New Industry-Based System?

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 29, 2013) - Some local governments are concerned that upcoming changes to BC's recycling system could lead to poorer service for residents,...
June 04, 2013 09:00 ET | Source: Columbia Institute;LOCO BC;ISIS Research Centre

To Grow the Economy, Look to Local Purchasing

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - June 4, 2013) - A new joint study by researchers from the Columbia Institute, LOCO BC, and the ISIS Research Centre at the UBC Sauder School of...
May 29, 2013 09:00 ET | Source: Columbia Institute

Local Governments Need a Say on National Energy Strategy, Says New Report

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 29, 2013) - Local governments are well positioned to help develop and implement energy policy for Canada, says a report released today by...