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'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought

'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought

This year's far-reaching crisis has salmon facing 'the equivalent of trying to run a marathon in a sauna,' says Pacific Salmon Foundation VP
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Vancouver’s First Mining gives Duparquet gold project $1.1B valuation

Vancouver’s First Mining gives Duparquet gold project $1.1B valuation

First Mining has pegged initial capital costs at $706M
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Agriculture emissions report shows increases continue

Agriculture emissions report shows increases continue

Greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer production and use, along with on-farm diesel fuel, contribute to the increase
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Golddigger project in B.C.’s Golden Triangle proving fruitful for Goliath

Golddigger project in B.C.’s Golden Triangle proving fruitful for Goliath

Vancouver miner's drilling delivers visible gold
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Metro Vancouver endorses plan for carbon-neutral agriculture by 2050

Metro Vancouver endorses plan for carbon-neutral agriculture by 2050

Agricultural land, which makes up 20% of Metro Vancouver's land base, faces a number of threats from climate change, including extreme flooding, shifting temperatures and rainfall patterns, and new pests
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West Fraser to buy Alberta sawmill

West Fraser to buy Alberta sawmill

West Fraser to pay $140 million for Cochrane sawmill
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FPX Nickel envisions profitable US$2.2B nickel project in central B.C.

FPX Nickel envisions profitable US$2.2B nickel project in central B.C.

Feasibility study suggests annual output of 59K tonnes of nickel over three decades
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Rivers running pink with near-record salmon returns

Rivers running pink with near-record salmon returns

Sockeye numbers dwindle as abundant supply of pinks brings commercial challenges
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BP locks up all of Woodfibre LNG’s offtake

BP locks up all of Woodfibre LNG’s offtake

British oil and gas giant will be Squamish LNG plant's sole offtake customer
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‘Left in lurch’: Crofton crew faces extended B.C. mill shutdown

‘Left in lurch’: Crofton crew faces extended B.C. mill shutdown

The union representing workers says the mill has only been operating for about two and half months since January, and the spotty schedule has left many struggling to pay their bills
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