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Health Canada approves pheromone product that confuses fruit-eating moths

Health Canada approves pheromone product that confuses fruit-eating moths

Fast-growing technology company to ramp up hiring as sales for "smart farming" products escalate
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Don’t fear fracking, Dawson Creek tells Squamish

Don’t fear fracking, Dawson Creek tells Squamish

The District of Squamish is threatening to block proposed Woodfibre LNG plant over worries about the process
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Taseko: Court approves judicial review of New Prosperity mines decision

Taseko: Court approves judicial review of New Prosperity mines decision

The Federal Court has rejected an application by Taseko Mines Ltd. to sue the federal government for...
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Inquest into fatal Lakeland Mills explosion resumes

Inquest into fatal Lakeland Mills explosion resumes

WorkSafeBC declined Lakeland Mills’ findings regarding the April 23, 2012 blast that killed two and...
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Slow but steady growth forecast for forestry sector

Slow but steady growth forecast for forestry sector

Everything from shifting demographics to climate change affecting industry’s outlook
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The north on pins, needles and two-by-fours

The north on pins, needles and two-by-fours

District of Chetwynd continues to welcome forest industry investments, but liquefied natural gas is the future for the northern town
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Chetwynd mill restart caps company buying spree

Chetwynd mill restart caps company buying spree

Richmond-based Paper Excellence now owns four pulp mills in B.C., seven in Canada
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Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls

Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls

Investors in lumber stocks are feeling dismayed at the sector’s recent price performance
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BC Hydro’s Site C dam suffers legal setback

BC Hydro’s Site C dam suffers legal setback

BC Hydro’s Site C dam hit a legal wall May 8 when a judge ruled against...
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Major miner in B.C., on verge of bankruptcy, says overdue payments coming

Major miner in B.C., on verge of bankruptcy, says overdue payments coming

Walter Energy, Inc. says it will come through with $64.2 million in interest payments due May 15 following concerns it was facing bankruptcy. The mining company that once employed more than 1,000 people in Northeast B.C.
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