Close X
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
ADVT 
National

B.C. government adds $50K to province's effort to win Amazon's new headquarters

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 29 Sep, 2017 01:58 PM

    The B.C. provincial government says it's contributing $50,000 to Metro Vancouver's effort to woo Amazon to build its second headquarters in the city.

    Premier John Horgan says the province's fast-growing tech sector is already home to several American companies and offers "unlimited possibilities" for technology firms like Amazon.

    The cash influx will help Metro Vancouver partners, including the cities of Surrey and Vancouver, prepare a submission to house the Amazon campus.

    Earlier this month, the tech titan announced it is hunting for a site for a second North American headquarters, which would employ up to 50,000 people and comes with a planned US$5 billion investment.

    Several Canadian cities have expressed interest already, including Toronto, Halifax, Winnipeg, Montreal and Edmonton.

    Amazon is accepting responses to its request for proposal until Oct. 19.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Ahead Of The Labour Day Long Weekend Gasoline Prices Jump Overnight In Some Canadian Markets

    Ahead Of The Labour Day Long Weekend Gasoline Prices Jump Overnight In Some Canadian Markets
    CALGARY — The Canadian average gasoline price has risen above $1.16 per litre ahead of the Labour Day long weekend amid reports of shortages due to extensive flooding in Texas and other states along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

    Ahead Of The Labour Day Long Weekend Gasoline Prices Jump Overnight In Some Canadian Markets

    Huge Wildfires In B.C. Could Smoulder Until Next Spring, Says Official

    Huge Wildfires In B.C. Could Smoulder Until Next Spring, Says Official
    WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A municipal leader in British Columbia's central Interior says he wouldn't be surprised if wildfires that have chewed through more than 10,600 square kilometres of woodland won't be fully out until 2018.

    Huge Wildfires In B.C. Could Smoulder Until Next Spring, Says Official

    Trudeau Trump Talk NAFTA In Phone Call; White House

    OTTAWA — The White House says Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau have spoken about their hope to reach a deal by the end of this year on a new North American Free Trade Agreement.

    Trudeau Trump Talk NAFTA In Phone Call; White House

    Justin Trudeau Marks Eid Al-Adha: Prime Minister Urges Canadians To Fight Islamophobia- SEE PICS

    Justin Trudeau Marks Eid Al-Adha: Prime Minister Urges Canadians To Fight Islamophobia- SEE PICS
    Eid al-Adha is a Muslim holiday also know as the feast of sacrifice and marks Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for God.

    Justin Trudeau Marks Eid Al-Adha: Prime Minister Urges Canadians To Fight Islamophobia- SEE PICS

    Darshan Kang Resigns From Liberal Caucus After Sexual Harassment Allegations From A Second Woman

    In a written statement, Kang said he's leaving the governing party's caucus because "I wish to focus my efforts at this time on clearing my name."

    Darshan Kang Resigns From Liberal Caucus After Sexual Harassment Allegations From A Second Woman

    Three Dead In Separate Metro Vancouver Shootings Just 12 Hours Apart

    Three Dead In Separate Metro Vancouver Shootings Just 12 Hours Apart
    Police say a man and woman have died in what appears to be a targeted shooting in Langley, B.C. About 12 hours earlier, a man was shot to death in an attack in Abbotsford that police also described as targeted

    Three Dead In Separate Metro Vancouver Shootings Just 12 Hours Apart