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Sabina Gold Silver submits draft environmental plan for Back River

Sabina Gold Silver submits draft environmental plan for Back River

Vancouver-based Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX:SBB) is one step closer to developing its large-scale Back River gold project in Nunavut.
District of Taylor finalizes Site C agreement with BC Hydro

District of Taylor finalizes Site C agreement with BC Hydro

The document has been signed and the ink has dried on the community agreement reached between the District of Taylor, located in northeaster British Columbia along the Peace River, and BC Hydro over the potential construction of the Site C dam.
Vancouver agri-tech startup Semios wins big at international awards

Vancouver agri-tech startup Semios wins big at international awards

A Vancouver-based startup has won a $285,000 award from U.S. telecom giant Verizon for its pesticide-free pest management system for farms.
Inquest announced for deadly sawmill explosion; mill owner sues equipment maker

Inquest announced for deadly sawmill explosion; mill owner sues equipment maker

The British Columbia Coroners Service will hold a public inquest into the deaths of two workers who died at a northern B.C. sawmill in January 2012.
Kinder Morgan pipeline remains contentious issue: poll

Kinder Morgan pipeline remains contentious issue: poll

British Columbians are split nearly down the middle on whether they support or oppose Kinder Morgan's proposal to twin its existing Trans Mountain pipeline, according to an Insights West poll released January 22.
B2Gold hits record gold production in 2013

B2Gold hits record gold production in 2013

Vancouver-based mid-tier producer B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO) announced on January 21 that it achieved record gold production in 2013.
Widespread cull looms in junior mining sector: analysts

Widespread cull looms in junior mining sector: analysts

Market realities to eliminate weak links and benefit viable exploration companies
UBC professor using microbes to fight mine waste

UBC professor using microbes to fight mine waste

Genomics technology could help detoxify mine effluent and tailing ponds
Surrey lumber companies lament fibre shortage

Surrey lumber companies lament fibre shortage

Business leader warns that more local mills will disappear unless timber sales focus on the domestic marketplace and local companies have open access to B.C. logs

B.C. driving organic growth in Canada

But questions over the integrity of testing and regulation governing Canada's organic food sector are sparking growing concern