Resources & Agriculture

Mining employment and output in Canada’s north will double by decade’s end, according to a Conference Board of Canada report released this morning.

The BC Securities Commission has issued a new report aimed at improving the public reporting by publicly traded B.C. mining companies.

Deal talks have broken down between Vancouver-based Western Wind Energy Corp. (TSX-V:WND) and Bermuda-based Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (TSX:BEP.UN), the companies have announced.

Premium Brands Holdings Corp. (TSX:PBH) announced January 24 that it will open a new seafood processing facility in Richmond and operate it under the brand name C2C Premium Seafood.

Vancouver-based Aurizon Mines Ltd. (TSX:ARZ) is advising its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid by Toronto-based Alamos Gold (TSX:AGI) and has adopted a shareholder rights plan.

Ottawa yesterday granted approval to a proposed liquified natural gas facility (LNG) near Kitimat and a set of regulations to govern its evolution.

Vancouver-based International Forest Products Ltd. (Interfor) (TSX:IFP.A) has announced an $80 million deal to acquire three sawmills in the southern U.S. from Baxley, Georgia-based Rayonier Inc.

Vancouver’s Finavera to sell wind projects as industry-wide consolidation increases and smaller players struggle to raise development capital

Millionaire banking on booming energy sector to bring Kitsault back to life, while Avanti Mining plans to restart nearby molybdenum mine

Young company recognized for speed of advancing high-grade precious metal find