Getting to Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Could Generate Nearly 20 Million Jobs
August 10, 2017 16:00 ET
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Columbia Institute
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...
Columbia Institute Highlights Once Outsourced Public Services Coming Back in House
September 20, 2016 08:00 ET
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Columbia Institute
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...
Early Wins to Ramp Up Climate Action
June 09, 2016 08:00 ET
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Columbia Institute
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...
Transit Plan Adds $4.5 Billion to GDP and 44,000 Person Years of Employment for Metro Vancouver
March 25, 2015 13:35 ET
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Green Jobs BC;Blue Green Canada
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...
Report: BC Local Governments Shorted by Billions
September 18, 2014 13:30 ET
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Columbia Institute
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Sept. 18, 2014) - Provincial and federal governments are balancing their books while local governments pick up the tab.
Between 1995...
Report: BC Would Make Big Gains From Building Ferries Locally
March 10, 2014 14:00 ET
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Columbia Institute
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...
Local Purchasing Just Got Easier
December 13, 2013 09:01 ET
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Columbia Institute;LOCO BC;ISIS Research Centre
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,...
Will BC Recycling Backslide Under the New Industry-Based System?
August 29, 2013 18:31 ET
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Columbia Institute
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,...
To Grow the Economy, Look to Local Purchasing
June 04, 2013 09:00 ET
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Columbia Institute;LOCO BC;ISIS Research Centre
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...
Local Governments Need a Say on National Energy Strategy, Says New Report
May 29, 2013 09:00 ET
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Columbia Institute
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...