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Howe Sound Pulp and Paper cuts 180 jobs

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper cuts 180 jobs

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper is cutting more than a third of its workforce and permanently shutting down its paper production operations, parent company Paper Excellence announced July 23.
Robert Friedland speaking at resource symposium

Robert Friedland speaking at resource symposium

Next week's natural resources symposium topics include surviving brutal bear market
B.C. cattle ranchers contend with drought and grasshoppers

B.C. cattle ranchers contend with drought and grasshoppers

Cattle ranchers are facing some hard choices this summer, including the possibility they may have to sell off some of their cattle if drought conditions don’t improve
Mining stocks, metal and coal prices plunge

Mining stocks, metal and coal prices plunge

July 23 was just a bad day all around for B.C. mining companies and the resource sector in general
Site C dam contractors have begun mobilizing

Site C dam contractors have begun mobilizing

Contractors who have been selected to work on BC Hydro’s controversial Site C dam project have...
Teck reports Q2 profit but credit rating at risk due to poor commodity price

Teck reports Q2 profit but credit rating at risk due to poor commodity price

Teck Resources Ltd. reported increased profit in 2015’s second quarter but as commodity prices slide, the company...
Editorial: More LNG development debate hot air

Editorial: More LNG development debate hot air

The B.C. legislature’s summer debate over the Pacific NorthWest LNG project development agreement is but one factor in B.C.’s complex liquefied natural gas equation.
Two First Nations withdraw from fight against Site C dam

Two First Nations withdraw from fight against Site C dam

The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation and Mikisew Cree First Nation quietly dropped their judicial review of...
Goldcorp value hits decade low as gold price plummets

Goldcorp value hits decade low as gold price plummets

The price of gold plunged July 20 to its lowest level since March 2010 as heavy selling in early Asian trading hours tossed over a billion dollars’ worth ...
Wildfire prevention debate heats up

Wildfire prevention debate heats up

Critic questions why so few areas have been treated to prevent catastrophic wildfire damage