Resources & Agriculture

Geoscience BC is looking for a new CEO to replace 'Lyn Anglin, who plans to step down this fall.

West Fraser Timber reported first quarter earnings yesterday of $67 million, up from its $20 million result in 2012’s fourth quarter.

As the forestry sector slowly crawled out of the red and into the black in 2012, B.C. companies fared better than their counterparts in Eastern Canada, according to a PwC report released today.

Interior and coastal industry groups debate potential impact of party’s five-point plan

Teck Resources reported a first-quarter profit of $328 million, down from $554 million in 2012's first quarter.

Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent has given the go-ahead for environmental reviews to be conducted by B.C. alone for two new coal mines, and is considering a similar approach for the controversy-hit Murray River coal project.

The CEO who steered Richmond-based Catalyst Paper through the toughest three years in its history is stepping down.

BC NDP leader Adrian Dix targeted the province’s agricultural sector Sunday in his latest platform announcement, promising $8 million for farmers.

Newspaper magnate David Black's company Kitimat Clean has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, China's largest bank, to back his $25 billion Kitimat refinery, media outlets are reporting this morning.

Forest conservation group Canopy is withdrawing from the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), the group announced this morning.