Resources & Agriculture

B.C. taxpayers will be on the hook for $750 million as a result of Powerex, BC Hydro's power trading arm, agreeing to an out-of-court settlement with the State of California and California utilities over alleged market manipulation during the 2000-01 energy crisis.

Vancouver will play host to the 2013 Coal Association of Canada (CAC) conference and trade show September 11-13.

Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, has lauded timber firm Structurlam after touring the company’s expanded plant in Okanagan Falls August 13.

Tumbler Ridge mayor disappointed but says the town has learned to diversify its economy since Quintette closed in 2000

Investors will soon be flocking to the precious metal to shore up their portfolios in increasingly volatile markets, predicts U.S. money manager

TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP)(NYSE:TRP) announced August 6 that its wholly owned subsidiary, NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., will proceed with a $1.5 billion extension of a pipeline in northeast B.C.

Nine months after release of Cohen Commission report, Fraser River fishermen are still waiting for action on declining sockeye stocks

ENERGY | Part two: Energy critic slams Liberals for misreading market and leaving BC Hydro bound to buying expensive, unnecessary independent power

New EY mining report highlights purchases by medium-sized firms

Mining companies are cutting back and selling off assets as the price of many metals, and especially gold, continues to be uncertain, EY (formerly Ernst & Young) reported today in its quarterly survey of the industry.