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B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has given the green light to nine wind energy projects to help power the province's economy and light up 500,000 homes, Premier David Eby said Monday.
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Softwood lumber duties a top priority, B.C.'s new forests minister says

Softwood lumber duties a top priority, B.C.'s new forests minister says

Ravi Parmar says softwood lumber duties could double in 2025
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B.C.’s resource boom winds down as $100B in projects near completion

B.C.’s resource boom winds down as $100B in projects near completion

Economists predict slower growth as Site C, LNG Canada, other projects wrap up
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Trump tariffs would devastate Canadian private forest operators, says industry group

Trump tariffs would devastate Canadian private forest operators, says industry group

Private lands make up only 10 per cent of Canada’s working forests, but supply 20 per cent of the timber
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Feds extend security review of Fission Uranium sale

Feds extend security review of Fission Uranium sale

Review of Kelowna mining company sale extended to Dec. 30 over national security concerns
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Lundin selling pair of mines in Europe to Boliden AB in deal worth up to US$1.52B

Lundin selling pair of mines in Europe to Boliden AB in deal worth up to US$1.52B

VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining Corp. has signed a deal to sell a pair of mines in Europe to Boliden AB in an agreement valued at up to US$1.52 billion.
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Natural gas for B.C. home heating to jump 17.5% in New Year

Natural gas for B.C. home heating to jump 17.5% in New Year

FortisBC price hike to add $14.25 to monthly residential gas bill
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B.C. sawmill company San Group seeks creditor protection

B.C. sawmill company San Group seeks creditor protection

Company's Acorn Forest Products suffered fire in April, owes $1.9 million in rent
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Kamloops pulp mill bargaining will set standard for workers across Western Canada, unions say

Kamloops pulp mill bargaining will set standard for workers across Western Canada, unions say

Unifor and PPWC join forces to negotiate industry-leading contracts
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B.C. startup turning junk wood into lumber

B.C. startup turning junk wood into lumber

Chrysalix Ventures funding Deadwood Innovations' commercial plant in Fort St. James
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