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Pipeline shortages to return sooner rather than later as oil production booms

Pipeline shortages to return sooner rather than later as oil production booms

CALGARY — After being hamstrung for years by a lack of export capacity, Canada's oil industry will have reason to celebrate when the much-anticipated Trans Mountain pipeline expansion comes online, expected to be sometime this spring.
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Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage

Refinery in Burnaby, B.C., to resume operations after seven-week stoppage

BURNABY, B.C. — The Parkland fuel refinery in Metro Vancouver is set to resume operations Sunday, seven weeks after an "unplanned issue" forced it to shut down.
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Petition against LNG facility expansion handed to Richmond MLA

Petition against LNG facility expansion handed to Richmond MLA

Richmond-Steveston MLA Kelly Greene presented the petition to B.C. Legislature on March 7.
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Natural gas overtaking forestry as top contributor to B.C. government’s resource revenue

Natural gas overtaking forestry as top contributor to B.C. government’s resource revenue

Revenue from forestry has topped natural gas royalties in 12 of the past 13 fiscal years, but the sector will likely play a supporting tole in the foreseeable future with reduced timber supplies
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Woodfibre LNG floatel to come before Squamish council

Woodfibre LNG floatel to come before Squamish council

Council will schedule a public hearing and decision date after initial meeting regarding temporary use permit for worker accommodation
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B.C.’s net-zero, multibillion-dollar engineering challenge

B.C.’s net-zero, multibillion-dollar engineering challenge

Significant infrastructure planning and investment will be required to power the province’s ambitious energy-transition and electrification plans
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Upskilling, rail upgrades needed for B.C. mass timber sector

Upskilling, rail upgrades needed for B.C. mass timber sector

Smart Prosperity Institute identifies opportunities, challenges for engineered wood in B.C.
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Canfor Corp. reports $117-million loss in fourth quarter after 'challenging' 2023

Canfor Corp. reports $117-million loss in fourth quarter after 'challenging' 2023

VANCOUVER — Canfor Corp. says it lost $117.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2023, a smaller loss than $207.9 million a year earlier. The Vancouver-based company says sales totalled $1.28 billion, down from $1.
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Alaskan pink salmon eating sockeye out of house and home

Alaskan pink salmon eating sockeye out of house and home

Reduced growth in odd years in sockeye suggest pink abundance to blame
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Western Forest Products cuts ribbon on new dry kiln on Vancouver Island

Western Forest Products cuts ribbon on new dry kiln on Vancouver Island

Ladysmith sawmill gets upgrade with increased drying capacity
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