Southern Railway of B.C. employees are lending a helping hand to the Christmas Bureau.



At their recent Celebration Dinner, SRY employees brought in donations totalling $1,425, including $683 in new toys, $282 in non-perishable foods and $460 in gift cards, mostly from grocery stores.

The railway company donated the items to the Salvation Army, which will help more than 200 low-income families with more than 500 children have a nicer Christmas this holiday season.

New West makes Top 10

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New Westminster has taken ninth place in the BCBusiness’s annual Best Cities for Work in B.C. list.

Developed in partnership with Environics Analytics, the survey evaluated 36 B.C. cities on seven indicators including income growth, average household income, population growth and unemployment. It believes these factors, when combined, paint a picture of the relative economic health of communities – and their appeal for people seeking to work there.

Topping the list was Fort St. John, followed by Dawson Creek, North Vancouver District, Squamish, Coquitlam, Langley District, Surrey, Delta, New Westminster and Port Coquitlam.

“We expect the results of this year’s ranking to attract a lot of attention and provide a lot of discussion across the province,” said BCBusiness editor-in-chief Matt O’Grady in a press release. “The B.C. job market, despite what’s happening next door in Alberta, has more or less weathered the economic storm.”

The complete list, along with the details on the methodology and analysis of B.C.’s top-ranked cities, can be found in the January 2015 issue or the magazine or online at BCBusiness.ca/BestCities.