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Fastest-growing companies report: Crushing capacity spurs fastest-growing company

Fastest-growing companies report: Crushing capacity spurs fastest-growing company

Timmins Gold's San Francisco mine has doubled gold production since 2010
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First Nations leaders sign fisheries MOU with federal government

First Nations leaders sign fisheries MOU with federal government

Leaders of the BC Assembly of First Nations, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs and the First Nations Summit met with Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Gail Shea September 24 and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Canadian government.
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B.C. natural gas demand to quadruple by 2020 with exports: economic forecast

B.C. natural gas demand to quadruple by 2020 with exports: economic forecast

Despite news today predicting that B.C. natural gas prices will remain well below their former highs in the short term, a new economic outlook is forecasting that demand will quadruple by 2020, reports the Daily Oil Bulletin (subscription required).
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B.C. forest forage products finding niche markets

B.C. forest forage products finding niche markets

First Nations groups introduce traditional food to high-end restaurants, experiment with marketing essential oils from evergreen needles By Jen St. Denis
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Province approves $115 million LNG infrastructure royalty credit program

Province approves $115 million LNG infrastructure royalty credit program

The provincial government approved $115.8 million in royalty credits September 23, which are geared toward the construction of 12 new infrastructure projects in northern British Columbia.
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B.C. Premier faces challenge in drafting ‘LNG tax,’ lawyers predict

B.C. Premier faces challenge in drafting ‘LNG tax,’ lawyers predict

B.C. Premier Christy Clark will have her work cut out for her this fall when she works on the details of an election promise to introduce a tax on proposed new LNG projects, according to a Calgary lawyer.
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Tahltan Elders ramp up Sacred Headwaters mine protest after mediator appointment

Tahltan Elders ramp up Sacred Headwaters mine protest after mediator appointment

A Tahltan Elders-led First Nations group known as the Klabona Keepers has ramped up a showdown against a coal mining company in northern British Columbia – and the group members say they dare the company to arrest them.
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British Columbians and Albertans diametrically opposed on fracking

British Columbians and Albertans diametrically opposed on fracking

The views of British Columbians and Albertans are markedly dissimilar when it comes to the topic of hydraulic fracturing – a method of natural gas extraction known as fracking – according to an Insights West survey conducted in partnership with Business in Vancouver and JuneWarren-Nickle’s Energy Group.
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B.C. municipalities call for modernization of mining rules

B.C. municipalities call for modernization of mining rules

The Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) voted September 19 to call on the provincial government to work with First Nations, municipalities, industry and citizens to modernize British Columbia's "free entry" mining laws.
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B.C.'s major projects capital costs set record, buoyed by LNG plans

B.C.'s major projects capital costs set record, buoyed by LNG plans

Total capital costs of major projects hit a new record in 2013's second quarter, according to the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – British Columbia (ACEC-BC) quarterly MPI Report, released September 19.
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