Resources & Agriculture

The District of Hudson’s Hope wants Premier Christy Clark to send the proposed Site C dam to the British Columbia Utilities Commission to see if it’s needed and affordable by taxpayers.

Industry vows to be better prepared for huge Fraser run than it was for 2010's record returns

The prospect for Canadian LNG landing in Asia Pacific is viable, but timing is critical and several factors, such as a planned “LNG tax” in British Columbia could derail the industry before it gets started, a new report by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy said Thursday.

First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FM) has resumed construction at its massive US$6.4 billion copper-gold-silver Cobre Panama project, following a labour dispute with some of its construction workers who opposed a new work schedule.

Nanoscale material produced in B.C. pulp mills could be used in composite materials to replace oil-based plastics and other non-renewable products

Faced with intense competition from Southern Hemisphere, industry developing high-tech uses for highly regarded Canadian pulp

In the face of growing demand and dwindling options, the province’s lumber industry struggles to find the next generation of forestry workers

New berry variety seen by some as threat to local industry’s brand, by others as a saviour

British Columbia’s biggest forestry companies will be the most affected by a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling on aboriginal land title, according to equity research firm Salman Partners.

Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) has expressed optimism about its twice-rejected New Prosperity gold and copper project in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling.