Tag: Air Canada

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One industry leader said British Columbia manufacturers are “very concerned” about the effect of U.S. tariffs and are scrambling to ensure their products are compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free trade agreement. 

Since 2000, inflation has increased 169% and average full-time wages have increased 210% in Canada. But entry-level Air Canada flight attendants’ wages have increased only 10% – just $3 per hour – in the past 25 years according to the union.

The BC Day long weekend saw 59 new fires start in the Prince George Fire Centre, according to the BC Wildfire Service.  "Most of those new starts in PGFC are from that thunderstorm activity that we saw last week," said Fire Information Officer Jeromy Corrigan. 

Prime Minister Mark Carney's announcement of measures to transform Canada's softwood lumber industry is being welcomed by the BC Lumber Trade Council (BCLTC) and the Council of Forest Industries (COFI).