Resources & Agriculture

The BC Aboriginal Mine Training Association (BC AMTA) will close its doors June 15 unless it can secure 11 th -hour funding to support its operations. The organization supplies has been supplying job-ready candidates to B.C.

The $40,000 fine that Richmond Provincial Court judge Patrick Chen handed Kai Kin Ng on May 15 is insufficient to deter those who poach endangered northern abalone, according to the fisheries officer who investigated the case.

Vancouver's Westport Innovations Inc. announced June 5 that it is partnering with Caterpillar Inc. to develop natural gas technology for off-road equipment, including mining trucks and locomotives, which typically use diesel fuel.

Coastal First Nations are contesting a claim by Enbridge Inc. that the company has signed equity agreements with 60% of the First Nations along the proposed B.C. and Alberta route of the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project.

Omnibus bill adds “subsistence” to native food fishery and uncertainty to non-aboriginal commercial fishing sector

Mining: Diamond moves

BC Hydro is seeking public input on a draft plan for how to deal with the 50% jump in electricity demand that it expects within 20 years, as a result of resource development in northern B.C.

Canada topped the global mining and metals sector as the largest target destination by total deal value in the first quarter of 2012, according to Ernst & Young .

Stockpools uses online sports pool model to raise interest in B.C. mining companies

New Zealand Energy Corp . (NZ) (TSX-V:NZ), a junior Vancouver oil exploration company, is making the jump to oil producer, following the acquisition of oil assets in New Zealand.