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Catalyst reduces loss to $9.8 million in Q1

Catalyst reduces loss to $9.8 million in Q1

Catalyst Paper reported a net loss of $9.8 million in the first quarter of 2013, an improved result compared with the $35.2 million loss the company took in the last quarter of 2012.
NDP government would scrap energy jobs

NDP government would scrap energy jobs

Slew of job-generating megaprojects, from pipelines to Site C, likely to get rough ride under NDP
Competitive pulp market prompts partial mill shutdown

Competitive pulp market prompts partial mill shutdown

More than 100 workers lose their jobs as Domtar closes off a production line in Kamloops
Burnaby's Lignol Energy becomes major shareholder of Australian biofuel firm

Burnaby's Lignol Energy becomes major shareholder of Australian biofuel firm

Burnaby-based Lignol Energy Corp. (TSX-V:LEC) (LEC) has announced that it has provided additional funding to Territory Biofuels (TBF), an Australian firm in which it holds shares, and has now become a majority shareholder in the company.
Enbridge vastly underestimates likelihood of oil spill: SFU study

Enbridge vastly underestimates likelihood of oil spill: SFU study

A Simon Fraser University report released May 2 claims that there is at least a 93% probability of an oil tanker spill if Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline goes ahead.
Canfor reports $61.9 million net income in Q1 2013

Canfor reports $61.9 million net income in Q1 2013

Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) released its quarterly results yesterday and cites increasing U.S. housing activity as a reason for an improved bottom line in 2013’s first quarter.
B.C. mining earnings dropped in 2012: PwC

B.C. mining earnings dropped in 2012: PwC

Profit at B.C. mining companies dropped in 2012, according to PwC’s 2012 BC Mining Industry Survey released yesterday to coincide with B.C.’s Mining Week.
Mining report: Pollution concerns could scuttle coal terminal expansion

Mining report: Pollution concerns could scuttle coal terminal expansion

Residents and municipal politicians feel sidelined by Port Metro planning process
British Columbia’s other burgeoning gas boom

British Columbia’s other burgeoning gas boom

By 2016, nearly 3% of the natural gas burned in B.C. predicted to come from landfill biogas
Mining report: Cloudy, with a chance of M

Mining report: Cloudy, with a chance of M

Mergers and acquisitions activity in B.C. 's mining industry set to improve