Resources & Agriculture

Mining explorers may save time and money but environmental groups are crying foul

More workers than ever are needed for new projects, but funding challenges could exacerbate an existing labour shortage

Taseko Mines has found aboriginal support for its $1.1 billion mine, but critics say that support has more to do with tribal politics than local job creation

B.C. companies developing ways to turn forests devastated by B.C.’s pine beetle infestation into a power source, but Greenpeace is campaigning against biofuel

Hardwood lumber producers say supply constraints and a lack of tenure threaten an already shrinking market

Crown corp.’s CFO Charles Reid blasts auditor general’s scathing report on Hydro’s accounting

BC Hydro's debt level to soar to $5 billion from $2.2 billion, predicts auditor general in scathing review of the embattled Crown corporation; Auditor General John Doyle: “They've inflated their performance by $37 million out of interest

Liberal policies continue to stunt mining sector growth; more legal action launched over uranium ban

West Chilcotin Forest Products charges that competing timber claims are quietly pulling the economic feet out from under its mill

Proponents aiming to push renewable power source to meet 17% of province’s needs by 2025