Resources & Agriculture

Fraser Lake leaders hold emergency meeting to deal with sawmill closure

Mayor Sarrah Storey says village looking for solutions after West Fraser Timber announces permanent shuttering of sawmill in May

Jan 23, 2024 1:15 PM Read more >

East Kootenays coal examined for rare earths

Study finds there may be sufficient levels of rare earths in coal to warrant extraction

Jan 23, 2024 10:38 AM Read more >

Critical minerals plan lacks fiscal policy: MABC

Output based carbon pricing system puts B.C. miners at disadvantage, mining association says

Jan 22, 2024 3:49 PM Read more >

West Fraser Timber permanently closing Fraser Lake, B.C., sawmill

The Vancouver-based company says it's unable to access economically viable fibre in the region

Jan 22, 2024 3:45 PM Read more >

B.C. mineral exploration spending ticked down in 2023

One mine shut down in 2023, two new mines poised to start producing

Jan 22, 2024 2:54 PM Read more >

B.C. critical minerals strategy announced at AME Roundup

Eleven-point plan includes a new critical minerals office

Jan 22, 2024 11:15 AM Read more >

Activist investor calls for board overhaul at Parkland Corp. in wake of resignations

Engine Capital has urged the company to sell or spin off its Burnaby refinery

Jan 22, 2024 9:40 AM Read more >

Prince George perfectly positioned as site of hydrogen plant, Fortescue exec says

Stephen Appleton says proposed Coyote Project has potential to bring $1.2B to regional economy

Jan 22, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Natural gas industry feeling pinch of slumping prices

It's a continuation of last year's downward trend

Jan 19, 2024 1:15 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver is becoming a nuclear power player

General Fusion and Pacific Northwest clean-tech talent pool draw international attention

Jan 19, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >