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Conifex acquires Lignum Forest Products for $4 million

Conifex acquires Lignum Forest Products for $4 million

Conifex Timber (TSX:CFF) has entered into an agreement to acquire Lignum Forest Products for $4 million.
Local tea business brewing social justice in Kenya

Local tea business brewing social justice in Kenya

Vancouver-based JusTea provides Kenyan farmers with capital and training to process their tea leaves and help them reap a bigger share of the revenue their farms generate
Site C Public Hearings: No price for the Peace: Doig

Site C Public Hearings: No price for the Peace: Doig

Another Northeast British Columbia First Nation has decried the loss of centuries-old culture in the face of big money when it comes to the possible construction of the Site C dam.
Asian restaurants charging top dollar for B.C. wines

Asian restaurants charging top dollar for B.C. wines

Painted Rock Winery's Red Icon listed at $900 per bottle in exclusive Shanghai eatery
Howe Sound industrial revival raises resident concerns

Howe Sound industrial revival raises resident concerns

More than $2.5 billion in projects ranging from a gravel mine to an LNG plant planned
China’s Rongsheng invests in Vancouver oil and gas firm

China’s Rongsheng invests in Vancouver oil and gas firm

Canada Capital Energy Corporation (CCEC), whose corporate office is in Vancouver, closed a private equity investment with China’s Zhejiang Rongsheng Holding Group in December, CCEC announced January 6.
Western Copper and Gold submits Casino project for environmental assessment

Western Copper and Gold submits Casino project for environmental assessment

Vancouver-based Western Copper and Gold Corp. (TSX:WRN) announced January 6 it had submitted the final proposal for its Casino project to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board.
First Nations vow “all litigation, all the time” over oil sands

First Nations vow “all litigation, all the time” over oil sands

Brewing disputes with First Nations, claims of mercury pollution and increasing challenges for delivering oil to distant markets are only some of the challenges Canada's oil sands will face this year, a report released Thursdayshows.
Platinum Group Metals closes $175 million public offering

Platinum Group Metals closes $175 million public offering

Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals (TSX:PTM) announced December 31 it had closed a substantial public offering of $175.2 million.
Kitsault latest applicant seeking LNG export approval from NEB

Kitsault latest applicant seeking LNG export approval from NEB

Kitsault Energy Ltd. has applied to the National Energy Board for a licence authorizing the export of up to 20 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG, which corresponds approximately to 960 billion cubic feet (bcf) per year for a term of 25 years.