Resources & Agriculture

The federal government is investing $600,000 to support Canada’s forest products market development office in Mumbai, Minister of Natural Resources Joe Oliver announced January 15.

The B.C. government has signed an agreement with Australia’s Woodside Petroleum Ltd. for a southern parcel of Grassy Point near Prince Rupert that could be the new home for an LNG export facility.

WorkSafeBC's investigation into the fatal sawmill fire that killed two workers in Burns Lake may not have met standards needed for criminal charges, but the worker safety watchdog could still take action against the sawmill's owners under the Workers Compensation Act.

Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK) responded Wednesday to Goldcorp’s (TSX:G) (NYSE:GG) $2.6-billion hostile bid by saying the offer is “very low” and “opportunistic,” and that the door is open for new proposals.

A joint venture between international engineering firms Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) and JGC Corp. has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contract by Chevron Canada for its proposed liquefied natural gas export facility, Kitimat LNG.

In early December, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett vowed to travel to Ottawa and speak with federal politicians to highlight the importance of developing Taseko Mines' (TSX:TKO) controversial New Prosperity project for the economy of British Columbia.

First Nations forestry company hopes wood pellets will lead to a future sawmill

Well permitting across Canada declined 4.67 per cent in 2013 to 15,866 licences, down from 16,644 well authorizations in 2012 and 19,813 the prior year.

Vancouver-based gold mining giant Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G) intends to buy Osisko Mining (TSX:OSK) for $2.6 billion in cash and shares, the company announced January 13.

B.C.'s Criminal Justice Branch will not approve criminal or regulatory charges in relation to a deadly fire and explosion at a B.C. sawmill, in part because of problems with the way WorkSafeBC handled the investigation.