Resources & Agriculture

U.S. housing demand expected to drive lumber prices higher in 2024

The expected improvement in prices will help B.C. sawmills handle high operating costs

Nov 1, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Climate change 'especially' impacted farmers in this B.C. city

Long-time farmers in Delta, B.C., say they face a major threat to the long-term viability of agriculture

Nov 1, 2023 2:30 PM Read more >

Labour shortages cost Canadian ag sector $3.5B in 2022: research

Council says the agriculture sector employed more than 420,000 workers in 2022, and almost a quarter of them were foreign workers

Nov 1, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Canadian Dairy Commission delays farmgate milk price hike by three months

Planned increase, which is now delayed, translates to just over a cent per litre

Nov 1, 2023 12:30 PM Read more >

Hecla invests $7.2M in Dolly Varden Silver in boost for B.C. mine

Dolly Varden owns 100% the Kitsault Valley silver-gold project, located in the southern tip of B.C.’s Golden Triangle

Nov 1, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

B.C. forestry industry is dealing with death by a thousand cuts

By 2035, the sector could be less than half the size it was in 2005, according to analysts

Oct 31, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Fortuna Silver wins another court decision in Mexico, has San Jose EIA reinstated

According to Fortuna, the San Jose mine is now in full compliance with all material environmental laws

Oct 30, 2023 4:00 PM Read more >

BC Hydro asks for 2.3% rate increase to start spring 2024

It's the sixth year in a row that BC Hydro has applied for an increase below the rate of inflation.

Oct 30, 2023 2:50 PM Read more >

Coastal GasLink makes final weld in completed pipeline

With 100% of pipe in the ground, project now moves into clean-up

Oct 30, 2023 1:25 PM Read more >

Woodfibre LNG hosts VR viewing of the future liquefied natural gas facility

Users who attended a session could view the compressor station, flare and floating storage

Oct 30, 2023 9:30 AM Read more >