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According to Statistics Canada, the total value of building permits in Canada decreased 3.6% to $6.1 billion in November, following an 11.6% increase in October. However, B.C. recorded the largest increase as a result of gains in the residential, institutional and commercial sectors.

Kicking Horse Mountain Resort ’s December 29 sale to Calgary-based Resorts of the Canadian Rockies will help the development achieve the solid footing needed to thrive and grow, Stuart McLaughlin , who co-developed the $250 million resort in 2000, to

Canadians remain wary about the economy’s future, although they are less pessimistic than in 2011’s third quarter, according to the Nanos Economic Mood Index .

Production at Vancouver-based copper and gold miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd .’s Zambian mine has resumed after a strike forced the mine to shut last week, the company announced January 6. Negotiations with the labour unions are continuing.

B.C. gained 11,000 jobs in December, according to data released this morning by Statistics Canada . That national statistics agency also found that B.C. gained 32,000 jobs between December 2010 and December 2011 – a 1.

B.C.’s construction industry will be kept busy in 2012 with strong residential activity and increased private-sector investment in non-residential construction, according to a forecast released this morning by consulting services company BTY Group.

British Columbians support Enbridge Inc .’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project by a 48% to 32% margin, according to an Ipsos Reid survey released January 5.

Airline consortium Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corp . (VAFFC) is proposing a new route for a jet fuel pipeline that has received substantial community backlash in Richmond.

Vancouver miner Alderon Iron Ore Corp . (TSX:ADV) has recruited popular former Newfoundland premier Danny Williams to be a special adviser to the company’s chairman, Mark Morabito .

Sales for super-premium beers helped Vancouver’s Russell Breweries Inc . (TSX-V:RB) increase sales 4% to $1.59 million in the quarter ending September 30, the company announced January 5.