Business

Shear Pleasure’s owner Marlene McIntyre recently celebrated three decades of business in Prince Rupert by adding even more to her “head to toe” menu of services.

The Pioneer Backpackers Inn, has just about finished a year-long renovation to its facilities.

The Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting last Wednesday to swear in a new president and board members.

Since its opening, the port has proven to be an important aspect of Prince Rupert's economy and has provided many jobs for Prince Rupert's unemployed. It continues to be a successful port and is one of the fastest growing container ports in the world.

Two hundred delegates have signed up for the 2011 National Aboriginal Business Opportunities Conference, which is taking place in Prince Rupert on April 12.

It may be some way from being launched, but mayor Joanne Monaghan is excited by a proposed ferry service that would take in Kitimat, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Hartley Bay and Klemtu.

The amount of containers going through the Prince Rupert port is continuing to decline into 2011.

Prince Rupert’s lone Internet service provider, CityWest, is defending its decision to institute usage-based billing despite a nation-wide public backlash against usage billing on Internet.

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