Resources & Agriculture

Open-pit mine would be south of Conuma Coal's Brule coal mine

VICTORIA — British Columbia's independent forest-practices watchdog says there's a risk that a coastal island won't have enough old-growth trees in the future due to inadequate monitoring of harvesting.

BURNABY, B.C. — The United Steelworkers union is calling Canfor Corp.

Nechako Lakes MLA says too much bureaucracy killing forestry jobs

The company penned a letter to the District revealing the dates they need permit approval by–otherwise the lodge will not be feasible. 

VANCOUVER — First Majestic Silver Corp. has signed a deal to buy Gatos Silver Inc. in a transaction valued at US$970 million. Under the agreement, Gatos shareholders will receive 2.55 shares of First Majestic for each Gatos share held.

BURNABY, B.C. — Parkland Corp. has released a review into an unplanned shutdown of its Burnaby, B.C., refinery in January that blanketed parts of Metro Vancouver with a foul stench.

Pilot program offers $100 in incentives for gas customers reducing peak winter energy use

CALGARY — Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put its Florida-based retail and commercial businesses on the market as part of a previously announced strategy to divest non-core assets.

The Yukon government says an independent review of a catastrophic ore slide and cyanide solution spill at a gold mine in June is now underway, in a process that's going ahead despite concerns raised by the local First Nation.