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Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls

Lumber investors recalibrate expectations as supercycle stalls

Investors in lumber stocks are feeling dismayed at the sector’s recent price performance
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BC Hydro’s Site C dam suffers legal setback

BC Hydro’s Site C dam suffers legal setback

BC Hydro’s Site C dam hit a legal wall May 8 when a judge ruled against...
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Major miner in B.C., on verge of bankruptcy, says overdue payments coming

Major miner in B.C., on verge of bankruptcy, says overdue payments coming

Walter Energy, Inc. says it will come through with $64.2 million in interest payments due May 15 following concerns it was facing bankruptcy. The mining company that once employed more than 1,000 people in Northeast B.C.
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U.S. producers push for new restrictions on Canadian lumber exports

U.S. producers push for new restrictions on Canadian lumber exports

Negotiate new softwood deal or face American duties, U.S. Lumber Coalition tells International Wood Markets Group conference in Vancouver
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New rules for medical marijuana production in the ALR go into effect

New rules for medical marijuana production in the ALR go into effect

Proposed rules for licensed medical marijuana producers that irked the mayor of the Township of Langley last year have officially gone into effect.
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Petronas LNG project doesn’t hinge on Lax Kw’alaams offer

Petronas LNG project doesn’t hinge on Lax Kw’alaams offer

Lax Kw'alaams reported to have rejected $1.2 billion offer on LNG project in first two votes
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B.C. mining revenue drops 14% in 2014: PwC

B.C. mining revenue drops 14% in 2014: PwC

For the second consecutive year weak commodity prices hurt the mining industry in Canada’s British Columbia, with net income before taxes for miners operating in the province tumbling from $1.4 billion in 2013 to only $288 million last year.
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Land offer to Lax Kw’alaams tied to yes vote on LNG

Land offer to Lax Kw’alaams tied to yes vote on LNG

B.C. government is sweetening the pot on Petronas' $1.1 billion offer with land
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Climate change: Warming trend brings bitter harvest to B.C. farmers

Climate change: Warming trend brings bitter harvest to B.C. farmers

Destructive storms, pests, sea-water encroachment among threats to the sector
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Social licence: easy to grant, hard to revoke

Social licence: easy to grant, hard to revoke

What happens to community social licence when resource projects get shelved?
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