Resources & Agriculture

Parkland Corp. says it will not go ahead with its plan to build a stand-alone renewable diesel complex at its refinery in Burnaby, B.C.

Jim Horner has caught a lot of fish in his day. Call it the natural consequence of spending 30 summers on a commercial fishing trawler in the pristine waters of Haida Gwaii. “Pretty much everything I have today I owe to salmon,” he said.

Downturn in final quarter of the year prompted mill curtailments and closures across northern B.C.

Supply chain disruptions, fibre shortages and the closure of P.G. Pulp and Paper pulp line contributed to the loss.

Canfor Corp. says it is does not see a path forward to restarting its pulp mill operations in Taylor, and has begun exploring alternative uses for the site.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says it expects investment in oil and natural gas production in this country to hit $40 billion this year.

The union representing more than 200 workers facing unemployment after Canfor announced its plan to permanently shut down the pulp line at Prince George Pulp Mill still doesn’t know how many positions will be lost.

More than 800 mill jobs lost in less than a two-month span

Regular wood frame construction can’t hack it, say developers

Resource industry analyst Ben Parfitt predicts at least one more Interior pulp mill could be targeted for permanent closure