Douglas Todd: B.C. launches rare immigration plan for small towns

The B.C. government is venturing out on a rare Canadian effort to lure immigrants to the struggling hinterlands.
Aware that the vast majority of immigrants to the West Coast move into hectic Metro Vancouver, the B.C. government is launching a pilot program to lure entrepreneur immigrants to cities of less than 75,000 people that are distant from major urban centres.
Bruce Ralston, the minister of jobs, trade and technology, said 30 city mayors are already on board with the pilot program, which w