Resources & Agriculture

Owner of Burnaby refinery fighting $5-mil bill for uncollected taxes on coloured fuel

The Calgary company that owns the former Chevron refinery in Burnaby is trying to fend off more than $5.24 million in penalties and interest from the B.C. finance ministry for failing to collect taxes on coloured fuel. In a petition filed in B.C.

Jul 17, 2019 10:55 AM Read more >

High gas prices could cause long-term financial fallout

Survey reveals Metro Vancouver’s pump prices may be hurting ability to save, pay off debt

Jul 17, 2019 8:45 AM Read more >

Sawmill closures hurt B.C. communities

Interior towns hardest hit by closures, curtailments

Jul 17, 2019 12:00 AM Read more >

FortisBC inks two-year LNG export contract

Two-year contract is for 53,000 tonnes of LNG per year

Jul 16, 2019 1:36 PM Read more >

New metallurgical coal mines proposed for B.C.

Two new steelmaking coal mines move to environmental review as exports thrive

Jul 16, 2019 12:00 AM Read more >

Feds find New York buyers for Ridley Terminals

Lax Kw'alaams and Metlakatla will own 10% share of the terminal under offer

Jul 12, 2019 4:20 PM Read more >

Powell River paper mill to undergo curtailment later this month

Event is the result of weakness in the market and tight fibre supply in B.C.

Jul 11, 2019 9:55 AM Read more >

Does the Pacific Ocean need iron supplements?

Spikes in sockeye abundance have occurred two years after major volcanic eruptions

Jul 11, 2019 12:00 AM Read more >

Site C workforce sets new record in May

Employment on BC Hydro's Site C dam increased to a new record of 4,385 workers in May 2019, including new highs for the number of apprentices and indigenous and women workers on the project.

Jul 10, 2019 8:16 AM Read more >

California chinook returns a ‘game-changer’

California’s chinook may explain why Southern Resident Killer Whales haven’t shown up in BC yet

Jul 10, 2019 12:00 AM Read more >