Miners Lead B.C.’s Top Companies

British Columbia’s strongest and fastest-growing publicly traded companies pack a tremendous economic punch, employing some 170,000 people and earning $45.9 billion in revenue during 2004, Business BC’s third annual Top 100 ranking shows. The...

Carmanah Gets UK Solar-Power Contract

Carmanah Technologies Corporation has won a contract from UK’s Trueform Engineering Ltd to supply some 1,200 solar LED-illuminated bus stops across the City of London. The deal follows a successful field trial of 75 solar bus stops in central London, Kingston...

Carmanah at Vancouver Island Technology Showcase 2005

Carmanah Technologies Corporation was among 90 companies exhibiting at Island Tech 2005, Vancouver Island’s showcase celebrating the world-class innovation, research and technology generated on Vancouver Island. Carmanah’s Sean O’Connor, Mobile Sales...

Solar-Powered Shelters Put Other Bus Stops in the Shade

Solar panels have been successfully tested at a handful of bus shelters, including this one on Regent Road. Picture: Gareth Easton THE city’s bus shelters may not seem the sunniest of places when the wind’s blowing, the rain’s pouring down and the...