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New Gold buys Bayfield Ventures

New Gold buys Bayfield Ventures

Vancouver-based New Gold said November 10 it plans to buy exploration company Bayfield Ventures Corp for ...
Falling oil, gold prices hit Canadian economy hard

Falling oil, gold prices hit Canadian economy hard

Different dynamics at play behind drop in oil and gold prices
Northern communities scramble to upgrade roads, bridges for LNG

Northern communities scramble to upgrade roads, bridges for LNG

With LNG plant decisions expected within weeks, infrastructure could trigger the next northern B.C. construction boom
B.C. forestry outlook bright despite recent slowdown

B.C. forestry outlook bright despite recent slowdown

This week, we take time to delve into B.C.’s forestry sector, which has recently shown signs of slowing after...
B.C.’s pulp industry receives belated export market recognition

B.C.’s pulp industry receives belated export market recognition

B.C. business has a wary eye on the direction of China’s economy – not least B.C.’s sawmillers. So far in 2014, their softwood lumber exports have experienced flat demand growth in China and lower prices. With stubbornly slow recovery in U.S.
Kinder Morgan pipeline benefits for B.C. ‘substantially overstated’: report

Kinder Morgan pipeline benefits for B.C. ‘substantially overstated’: report

Kinder Morgan has “substantially overstated” the benefits to be gained from the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, according to a report released Monday (November 10) calling into question figures used by the oil company to promote the project.
Rio Tinto's $5.4b Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion facing more hurdles

Rio Tinto's $5.4b Oyu Tolgoi mine expansion facing more hurdles

Rio Tinto's $5.4 billion second-stage expansion of its embattled Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold project in Mongolia is once again facing challenges and further delays amid ...
Politics and precious metals

Politics and precious metals

As the municipal elections grow nearer, the politicking gathers momentum and much of this week was focused on that
LNG Canada estimates $40 billion cost attached to Kitimat facility

LNG Canada estimates $40 billion cost attached to Kitimat facility

The company behind a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on B.C.’s northern coast says it will spend as much as $40 billion constructing the facility.
Babine Forest Products sues insurer

Babine Forest Products sues insurer

The American owner of the rebuilt Babine Forest Products Mill in Burns Lake is suing one of its insurers