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Opinion: Renewing our approach to natural resources can support shared economic prosperity

Opinion: Renewing our approach to natural resources can support shared economic prosperity

British Columbia now has a growing, overlapping patchwork of heavy-handed and top-down policies that not only threaten the sector, but the health of the provincial economy
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BC Conservatives promise major regulatory changes to boost resource industries

BC Conservatives promise major regulatory changes to boost resource industries

Policies designed to fully electrify LNG production in the province would be abandoned.
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B.C. NDP releases mining support plan

B.C. NDP releases mining support plan

NDP pledges guaranteed permitting timelines for critical mineral mines
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B.C. Conservatives vow to bolster mining, exploration

B.C. Conservatives vow to bolster mining, exploration

Conservatives pledge review of regulations with the aim of streamlining permitting
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Opinion: B.C’s energy debate needs less heat and more fact

Opinion: B.C’s energy debate needs less heat and more fact

Those concerned about B.C.'s electricity crunch fail to account for increased efficiency in the system
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New natural gas plant north of Fort St. John proposed

New natural gas plant north of Fort St. John proposed

Pacific Canbriam will supply the Woodfibre LNG plant in Squamish with natural gas
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‘A generous vintage’: Many fantastic 2022 B.C. wines now coming to market

‘A generous vintage’: Many fantastic 2022 B.C. wines now coming to market

Despite troubling weather events in late 2022, and 2023 and 2024, a highlight for the challenged B.C. wine industry are some of the two-year-old vintages now available
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Feds kicking in $60 million to electrify mines in B.C. and Yukon

Feds kicking in $60 million to electrify mines in B.C. and Yukon

Galore Creek copper mine project in NW B.C. to receive $20 million for access road
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Years-long ban on Canadian beef highlights "uncertainty" of Chinese market

Years-long ban on Canadian beef highlights "uncertainty" of Chinese market

CALGARY — China's ongoing ban on Canadian beef appears to have no end in sight, making it a textbook example of the uncertainty Canadian exporters continue to face in that market.
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West Fraser indefinitely curtails Lake Butler, Fla., sawmill

West Fraser indefinitely curtails Lake Butler, Fla., sawmill

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it's indefinitely curtailing its sawmill in Lake Butler, Fla., by the end of the month. The Vancouver-based company says the decision is because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets.
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