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FPX Nickel envisions profitable US$2.2B nickel project in central B.C.

FPX Nickel envisions profitable US$2.2B nickel project in central B.C.

Feasibility study suggests annual output of 59K tonnes of nickel over three decades
Rivers running pink with near-record salmon returns

Rivers running pink with near-record salmon returns

Sockeye numbers dwindle as abundant supply of pinks brings commercial challenges
BP locks up all of Woodfibre LNG’s offtake

BP locks up all of Woodfibre LNG’s offtake

British oil and gas giant will be Squamish LNG plant's sole offtake customer
‘Left in lurch’: Crofton crew faces extended B.C. mill shutdown

‘Left in lurch’: Crofton crew faces extended B.C. mill shutdown

The union representing workers says the mill has only been operating for about two and half months since January, and the spotty schedule has left many struggling to pay their bills
'Light of hope': B.C. researchers say some fish surviving heat waves better than once thought

'Light of hope': B.C. researchers say some fish surviving heat waves better than once thought

A new study has found bottom-dwelling fish — including flounder, halibut, rockfish, and all five Pacific salmon species — are defying expectations in the face of heat waves
Coastal GasLink pipeline construction wrapping up

Coastal GasLink pipeline construction wrapping up

About half of the remaining pipeline to be installed is in the 103-kilometre portion that stretches from east of McLeod Lake to north of Prince George
Canada broadens pushback on 'unfair, unjust' U.S. softwood lumber duties

Canada broadens pushback on 'unfair, unjust' U.S. softwood lumber duties

Canada is launching challenges under the North American free-trade deal
B.C. farmers' fight for water catches ear of BC United leader

B.C. farmers' fight for water catches ear of BC United leader

'We've got to protect the food chain. We produce the feed that dairy cow eats that produces that jug of milk.'
Non-treaty agreements pose concerns for resource industries

Non-treaty agreements pose concerns for resource industries

At the current pace of treaty making in B.C. – about one a decade – it could take 1,970 years before the B.C. and federal governments have finalized treaties with all 200 First Nations in B.C. Given the glacial pace of treaty making in B.C.
Farmers call fuzzy sustainability definition a barrier to emissions progress

Farmers call fuzzy sustainability definition a barrier to emissions progress

A survey finds producers prefer outcome-based incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as well as tax credits and non-financial incentives such as improved extension services