Resources & Agriculture

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP) (NYSE:LPX) has signed an agreement to acquire Vancouver-headquartered Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd. (TSX:ANS) for $1.1 billion, the two companies announced September 4.

Mining exploration companies operating in British Columbia got some good news from Victoria September 3 as the provincial government announced changes to its exploration permitting process.

New mine design but debate still pits economic opportunity against environment

Demand for traditional wood products down, interest in innovative forest renewables up

Chilliwack’s IMW Industries, a subsidiary of U.S.-based Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ:CLNE), announced on August 29 a purchase agreement with China Gas Holdings Ltd. (SEHK: 384) to supply 416 natural gas compressors for compressed natural gas stations in China.

The B.C Association of Farmers' Markets (BCAFM) will launch a $170,000 ad campaign next year to attract new customers to its markets throughout B.C.

The Okanagan’s hot and dry summer has enabled Jackson Triggs winery to launch B.C.’s earliest-ever harvest of grapes intended for table wine on August 27.

Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver will be joining a panel of national and international natural gas executives at a LNG forum scheduled for September in Calgary.

A three-person panel jointly appointed by the federal and B.C. governments to review BC Hydro’s Site C dam is requesting comments from the public about how to structure its required public hearings period.

Debate over non-regulated forest industry reignited as salal pickers start 2013 harvest