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Canfor back in the black

Canfor back in the black

After two quarters of bleeding red ink, Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) is back in the black, thanks to a recovering U.S. housing market and subsequent increasing demand for lumber. The sustainable wood producer reported a net income of $4.5 million ($0.
Ottawa invests in Vancouver biotech to aid B.C. farmers

Ottawa invests in Vancouver biotech to aid B.C. farmers

The federal government has invested in a new wireless integrated pest management technology that will give B.C.
B.C. premier walks out of national energy talks over pipeline row

B.C. premier walks out of national energy talks over pipeline row

B.C.
Finavera sells wind project to Quebec company

Finavera sells wind project to Quebec company

Vancouver-based Finavera Wind Energy Inc. (TSX-V: FVR) has agreed to sell its 77 megawatt (MW) Wildmare Wind Energy Project for approximately $22 million to Quebec renewable power producer Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (TSX: INE).
Kitimat workers, Rio Tinto Alcan reach tentative agreement

Kitimat workers, Rio Tinto Alcan reach tentative agreement

Unionized workers at Rio Tinto Alcan's aluminum smelter in Kitimat and power plant in Kemano in northwest B.C. have reached a tentative labour agreement. The company is working on a $3.
Teck Q2 profits fall by half compared with previous year

Teck Q2 profits fall by half compared with previous year

Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd.’s (TSX: TCK.

Quebec power company makes B.C. acquisition

Quebec-based Boralex Inc. (TSX: BLX) is set to acquire a 22MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric project owned by Sequoia Energy Inc. near Gold Bridge, B.C.

Resources roundup

Mining: Barkerville’s QR mine to process ore
Rising tide of resource nationalism threatens Vancouver miners

Rising tide of resource nationalism threatens Vancouver miners

Companies protecting assets in foreign lands with legal agreements, key relationships
B.C. expands protection of old-growth forest on Sunshine Coast

B.C. expands protection of old-growth forest on Sunshine Coast

While B.C. timber companies press for greater access to a shrinking fibre basket, thanks to the mountain pine beetle, the provincial government is making less old-growth available to logging on the Sunshine Coast. The B.C.