Resources & Agriculture

Proponents of West Coast LNG projects could all build separate pipelines, along separate routes, says a natural gas consultant, but he suggests that a common route, with a split near the coast to Kitimat and Prince Rupert, would be easier to permit and to deal with First Nations concerns.

Woodfibre LNG, a natural gas liquefaction and export project being developed near Squamish, has officially established its headquarters in Vancouver.

Taseko may not be able to afford to construct a full soil liner at its proposed New Prosperity mine, according to a First Nations leader opposed to the project.

Changes to Canada’s fisheries legislation that came into force November 25 could help speed up resource development at the expense of fragile ocean and freshwater ecosystems, environmental groups and scientists are warning.

Burnaby’s Bluestar International Business has signed an US$80 million agreement with China’s Sichuan Xilin IM/EX Co. Ltd. to provide British Columbian lumber for infrastructure projects in China, the provincial government announced November 24.

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC), along with most other provincial securities regulators across the country, is proposing new rules to make it easier for companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange to raise new money from investors.

British Columbians are feeling more positive about the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines than they were at the beginning of 2013, according to the results of an Insights West study released November 21.

The weather up until last week was helping the rebuild of Lakeland Mills.

British Columbia saw the biggest year-over-year percentage increase in drilling in Western Canada, as the province rig released 447 wells to the end of October, compared with 388 a year ago – an increase of 15.21%.

$200 million feasibility study to be commissioned for $26 billion North Coast heavy-oil project