The ‘WHO THOUGHT HR?’ Twitter Contest Readies For Launch: Follow #WTHR? to Win Tix for Kevin O’Leary, VISA $$$ and an iPad 2

By Holly MacDonald Twitter has been described as the world's biggest online cocktail party.  Similarly, the annual BC HRMA Conference provides a pretty great gathering spot...

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Federal Budget 2011: A Gradual Shift From Stimulus to Restraint

By Jock Finlayson, Executive VP - policy & Ken Peacock, director of economic research, Business Council of BC The March 22, 2011 Budget presented by...

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Business Council of BC Weighs in on Minimum Wage

By Jock Finlayson, executive VP - policy & Ken Peacock, director of economic research, Business Council of BC Two days after being sworn in, Premier...

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UBC Okanagan Captures Podium at Excalibur

Following two days of competition involving 27 universities from across Canada, the UBC Okanagan team captured third place at Excalibur, the 25th Canadian University...

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BC HRMA Event Casts Light on Next Generation

By Lorie Hunchak On March 9, 2011, Vancouver Island BC HRMA hosted The Practice of HR: A Conversation at the Victoria Marriott Harbourside.  This exciting...

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BC’s Minimum Wage Going Up

Minimum wage to reach $10.25/ hour by May of 2012 By NEWS1130 Premier Christy Clark announced BC's minimum wage will gradually go up at her...

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A Change For the Better: A Message From the Chair of Conference 2011

By Adam Cotterall, CHRP Over the course of the past several years, HR professionals have become increasingly fluent in the language of business, bringing core...

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BC HRMA Conference 2011: Complexity Made Simple

By Jason McRobbie Is there a science to innovation? Is there an art to mastering the myriad technologies available? Might social media do serious business?...

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