Resources & Agriculture

Climate change forecast to benefit Okanagan wine industry

Reserving acres for icewine production becomes riskier but some red varietals become easier to harvest: scientist

Mar 13, 2015 4:51 PM Read more >

Sukunka coal mine fails first test

Sukunka coal mine proponent fails pre-screening for environmental review

Mar 13, 2015 2:15 PM Read more >

Missing miners at Goldcorp’s Mexican operations could have been kidnapped, say authorities

Four workers from Vancouver miner Goldcorp’s Los Filos mine in Mexico were reported missing, and the authorities now believe...

Mar 10, 2015 11:13 AM Read more >

Encana to slash up to US$130m in Montney spending

But no layoffs planned despite commodity price downturn and depressed oil outlook

Mar 10, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >

CEO For A Day: Walking the talk with Goldcorp’s CEO

Student who shadowed Chuck Jeannes for a day learns communication is key

Mar 10, 2015 6:00 AM Read more >

Lakeland Mills equipment not up to code, coroner’s inquest told

The equipment in the spot where the Lakeland Mills explosion originated was not rated for use in a high sawdust area

Mar 9, 2015 10:59 AM Read more >

Swan Lake drilling not risky but no guarantees, says oil and gas regulator

There is little to no risk associated with drilling beneath lakes, rivers and streams, and this practice is “commonplace” in...

Mar 9, 2015 10:37 AM Read more >

Site C’s green light stimulates business opportunities for B.C. engineering firms

Power project potential upbeat, mining sector uncertain in 2015

Mar 4, 2015 5:00 AM Read more >

Poor market conditions put major chill on global mining exploration: report

Global exploration spending dropped 26% in last year, compared with 2013, as several juniors threw in the towel and producing miners slammed the brakes on capital and exploration expenditure to improve their margins, a study released March 2 shows.

Mar 3, 2015 11:52 AM Read more >

Death of B.C.’s nascent LNG industry ‘greatly exaggerated,’ says head of LNG alliance

Despite falling oil prices and market uncertainty, the start-up of a functioning LNG industry in B.C. is a matter of when, not if, according to David Keane, president of the B.C. LNG Alliance.

Mar 3, 2015 11:47 AM Read more >