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B.C. government's $100b Prosperity Fund projections are "too good to be true," says CCPA

B.C. government's $100b Prosperity Fund projections are "too good to be true," says CCPA

The $100 billion Prosperity Fund that the British Columbia government claims will be generated by LNG development in the province is unrealistic, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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Goldcorp's El Morro mine project to go ahead after Chilean court appeal

Goldcorp's El Morro mine project to go ahead after Chilean court appeal

A Chilean appeals court has rejected an attempt to halt Goldcorp's (TSX:G), (NYSE:GG) $3.9 billion El Morro gold and copper mine, clearing the way for the project to go ahead.
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Oil spills can bring “economic benefits,” says Kinder Morgan

Oil spills can bring “economic benefits,” says Kinder Morgan

Kinder Morgan's (NYSE:KMI) assertion that oil spills could bring economic benefits is triggering heated reactions.
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Kevin Douglas Addison facing charges in Western Forest Products Nanaimo mill shooting

Kevin Douglas Addison facing charges in Western Forest Products Nanaimo mill shooting

Kevin Douglas Addison faces two counts of first degree murder and two charges attempted murder after a mass shooting at Western Forest Products mill early April 30 that left two people dead and injured two others.
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Former worker held in Nanaimo mill deaths; no motive revealed

Former worker held in Nanaimo mill deaths; no motive revealed

A 47-year-old former mill worker is in police custody facing murder charges in relation to the worst workplace shooting on Vancouver Island in recent memory.
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Two people dead after shootings at WFP mill in Nanaimo

Two people dead after shootings at WFP mill in Nanaimo

Two people are dead and two are injured following a shooting at after an incident at the Western Forest Products mill in Nanaimo on Wednesday morning. A suspect was taken into custody, RCMP have confirmed. Police said they were called at about 7 a.m.
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Christy Clark off to Asia on LNG sales mission

Christy Clark off to Asia on LNG sales mission

British Columbia Premier Christy will soon head off on another foreign trade mission to try to drum up business for B.C.’s nascent liquefied natural gas industry.
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Reading, writing and LNG: B.C. education to be retooled for job skills

Reading, writing and LNG: B.C. education to be retooled for job skills

The British Columbia government is re-tooling both K-12 and post-secondary education for a yet-to-be-established liquefied natural gas industry. The strategy, called the B.C.
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Gas pricing could put B.C. LNG at disadvantage: Scotiabank

Gas pricing could put B.C. LNG at disadvantage: Scotiabank

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) proponents in British Columbia have been mostly worried about catching up with Australia, but a price differential between global and Northern American gas prices means they also need to worry about competition from the United States, said Scotiabank economist Patricia Mohr.
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Price crash fails to stall work on underground coal mine

Price crash fails to stall work on underground coal mine

Mining execs, industry insiders banking on metallurgical coal glut being temporary
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