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Tembec looks for buyer for B.C. pulp mill

Tembec looks for buyer for B.C. pulp mill

Tembec Inc. (TSX:TMB) is planning to sell its Skookumchuck pulp mill as part of a move to cut losses.
Energy companies join forces to plan new LNG facility in B.C.

Energy companies join forces to plan new LNG facility in B.C.

AltaGas Ltd. (TSX:ALA) and Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. have formed a 50-50 joint venture with plans that include another liquefied natural gas plant on the B.C. coast.
Province, Ktunaxa reach mine revenue-sharing agreement

Province, Ktunaxa reach mine revenue-sharing agreement

The province has announced an agreement with four Ktunaxa Nation communities to share revenues from new coal mine projects in the Elk Valley.
Skills crunch, infrastructure gap threaten mining: Chamber

Skills crunch, infrastructure gap threaten mining: Chamber

Canada can't sit on its laurels if it wants to preserve its mining edge, according to a Canadian Chamber of Commerce report released this morning.
BC Hydro pushes ahead $7.9b Site C dam

BC Hydro pushes ahead $7.9b Site C dam

BC Hydro is pushing forward with its controversial $7.9 billion Site C hydroelectric dam project.
If pipelines plans go south, what’s the province’s Plan B?

If pipelines plans go south, what’s the province’s Plan B?

Opposition to oil pipelines in B.C. spawns suggestions for alternative routes and methods
B.C. mining investment surged in 2012: Clark

B.C. mining investment surged in 2012: Clark

The province's mining sector invested an estimated $680 million in exploration last year, Premier Christy Clark said Monday at the opening of a conference of the Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC).
Policy tinkering will send more logs overseas: NDP

Policy tinkering will send more logs overseas: NDP

New rules fail to protect sawmill jobs, says NDP critic – but loggers welcome changes
HD Mining sends 16 Chinese coal miners home

HD Mining sends 16 Chinese coal miners home

HD Mining has announced that it is sending 16 temporary foreign workers (TFWs) at its Murray River coal project back to China.
Hitting LNG milestone might have come too soon to reap maximum market benefit

Hitting LNG milestone might have come too soon to reap maximum market benefit

In race to service global natural gas market, BC LNG is the first proponent to sign a major supply contract, but some fear it sets the bar too low