Resources & Agriculture

The B.C. government has no long-term plan for managing B.C.'s future timber supply, B.C. Auditor General John Doyle has concluded in a new report. B.C.'s forests have been ravaged in recent years by both fire and the mountain pine beetle.

As B.C. waits for the provincial budget to be unveiled February 21, B.C. independent power producer Alterra Power Corp. is calling for government support for B.C.'s resource sectors.

As B.C.'s government prepares to release the budget February 21, the province's mining industry is calling for key action to support the industry's growth.

Langley greenhouse operator Bevo Agro Inc. (TSX-V:BVO) is getting $200,000 in federal funding to turn the pawpaw into a commercially viable fruit. The funding comes from the National Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

The natural gas industry is in a global high-stakes competition to tap lucrative Asian markets, but getting B.C.'s product to market before the economics that support the sector dry up will be a major challenge

Vancouver's Albion Fisheries is moving to an expanded, 65,000-square-foot headquarters in Richmond that is slated to break ground on February 14.

The potential for generating energy from the ocean’s waves and tides on B.C.’s coast is huge, but not nearly as huge as the obstacles its developers faces Canada’s East Coast using technology developed in B.C. to take leadership role in

Although the energy giant isn’t financially responsible for a spill beyond its dock, approximately $1.3 billion has been set aside to protect taxpayers from the costs of a major environmental disaster

United Steelworkers call for a full inquiry into safety records of Chinese companies before they invest in B.C.

Peter Kent says the protocol covers only a small portion of global emissions