Business

Michael MacDonald, a retired but not tired local begins his own business.

Barry Beecroft is definitely not new to town or to the Similkameen Valley. In fact, Beecroft’s birth certificate says it all - born in Princeton, B.C.. “I was born in Princeton and raised in Cawston,” stated Beecroft at his Princeton fuel distribution site in the local industrial park. The site opened on July 22 of 2011 in the industrial park at 273 David Brown Way and Beecroft has been extremely satisfied with the local support for his family owned business since his arrival.

The B.C. government will add an extra $3 million to its small business venture capital tax credit and set up an expert panel to review business taxes in B.C., Premier Christy Clark announced Wednesday.

Energy Minister Rich Coleman expects to decide this fall on changes to B.C.'s clean energy legislation, including a possible reduction in independent power purchases by BC Hydro.

Independent power producers, a climate scientist and an advocate for aboriginal development urged the B.C. government Wednesday to stick with B.C.'s plan to become self-sufficient in clean energy.

Maintaining ones health should be an easy task, but as we all know, it is not one that is easily performed. This is where someone like Pamella Lindley, of Essential Massage can be of great assistance.

In the wake of the HST referendum, housing contractors hope B.C. consumers won't wait 18 months to spend on renovations and new homes.

After a closure due to sale and renovations Santo’s opened under new ownership last Monday to a private party to test the new menu and then opened to the public on Tuesday.

For weeks, locals have been watching the transformation of the once gaudy purple building that held a gym turn from an eye sore into a newly refreshed business. The building no longer holds a gym. Its long neglected exterior has undergone an extensive renovation as has the inside.

The B.C. Film Commission and its regional agencies are building up their library of film locations in an effort to maintain B.C.'s $1 billion film and television industry.