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First of 43 Trans Mountain spill response vehicles launched

First of 43 Trans Mountain spill response vehicles launched

The first of 43 new spill response vessels being built to support the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion was launched last week in Prince Rupert, B.C.
Horgan announces wild salmon strategy, gets yelled at

Horgan announces wild salmon strategy, gets yelled at

"Salmon aquaculture is one component of the challenges facing our wild species," premier says
$42-million drilling licence sold at B.C.'s June land sale

$42-million drilling licence sold at B.C.'s June land sale

Province has earned close to $60 million from land sales in 2018
Skeena First Nations demand sport fishing closure

Skeena First Nations demand sport fishing closure

Skeena First Nations call on DFO, province to implement full sport fishing ban
Controversy sparked over chinook salmon closures

Controversy sparked over chinook salmon closures

Debate over southern resident killer whale plight oversimplified: marine mammal expert
China's CITIC buys stake in Ivanhoe Mine for $560 million

China's CITIC buys stake in Ivanhoe Mine for $560 million

A Chinese state-owned conglomerate will become Vancouver's Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX:IVN) biggest shareholder after billionaire Robert Friedland’s company agreed to sell a 20% stake for about $560 million (Cdn$723m).
Pink salmon dramatically impacting food web: study

Pink salmon dramatically impacting food web: study

Pink salmon abundance causes "trophic cascade" that could negatively impact other species
Closing the $2 billion gap on Trans Mountain

Closing the $2 billion gap on Trans Mountain

Is Ottawa really paying $4.5 billion for a pipeline that Kinder Morgan itself valued at only $2.5 billion?
B2Gold opens solar farm at Otjikoto mine in Namibia

B2Gold opens solar farm at Otjikoto mine in Namibia

Vancouver miner B2Gold (TSX:BTO) has officially opened a solar farm at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia, which the country’s ministry of mines and energy, Tom Alweendo, said it was a “significant contribution” to the nation’s attempts to find sustainable
Two Kinder Morgan execs offered retention bonuses of $1.5m each after Trans Mountain sale

Two Kinder Morgan execs offered retention bonuses of $1.5m each after Trans Mountain sale

Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (TSX:KML) will pay two executives – president Ian Anderson and David Safari, vice-president of the Trans Mountain pipeline – $1.5 million each in retention bonuses if they remain with the company until July 2020.