Resources & Agriculture

Imperial Metals sues engineering firms over Mount Polley

Civil suit claims engineering firms failed to adequately assess subsurface conditions of tailing pond

Jul 11, 2016 10:16 AM Read more >

More than 1,500 workers now employed on Site C

Most recent employment survey puts B.C. workforce on Site C construction at 79%

Jul 7, 2016 9:41 AM Read more >

First Nations sawmill builders look to the past to solve 21st century problem

Duz Cho Forest Products mill designed to keep dangerous wood sawdust outside and process small beetle-killed wood inside

Jul 5, 2016 4:28 PM Read more >

Drilling statistics reveal grim state of B.C.'s oil and gas industry

Alberta ‘invasion,’ oversupply hammered B.C. oil industry in first half of 2016

Jul 5, 2016 4:19 PM Read more >

Serious about addressing climate change? Build with wood

In North America, the building sector accounts for about 37% of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. That represents a tremendous opportunity to reduce climate change by building more, and specifically taller, wooden buildings.

Jul 5, 2016 4:02 PM Read more >

Global lumber industry on pace for a second consecutive record-breaking year

B.C. exports to main markets up during 2016’s first quarter

Jul 5, 2016 3:55 PM Read more >

No sale for world’s second-largest diamond

US$68m bid not enough to meet the reserve price for Lucara’s 1,109-carat gemstone

Jul 5, 2016 12:00 AM Read more >

Scientists use genomics to design healthier forests

Natural selection creates trees less vulnerable to pests; genomics helps identify them

Jul 5, 2016 12:00 AM Read more >

Kitsault mine developer to go dark

Majority shareholders to take Alloycorp private

Jul 4, 2016 11:18 AM Read more >

Banner berry season bolsters farmers’ bottom lines

Hot, dry spring and then a "normal" June accelerates province’s 2016 blueberry harvest

Jul 2, 2016 9:00 AM Read more >