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Forestry export values to decline while energy exports will increase over next five years, BCBC predicts

Forestry export values to decline while energy exports will increase over next five years, BCBC predicts

Resources are still a major pillar of B.C. economy: study
Supply of rare earth magnets won’t keep with demand by 2040: report

Supply of rare earth magnets won’t keep with demand by 2040: report

Growth in EVs, wind power will translate to a comparable demand increase for critical rare earth elements, says Adamas report
To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon

To feed endangered whales, Alaska ordered to stop intercepting B.C.-bound salmon

The 'enormous ruling' withholds permits in southeast Alaska that for decades has intercepted hundreds of thousands of chinook salmon before they can reach endangered southern resident killer whales in B.C.
Province slashes Mackenzie timber harvest

Province slashes Mackenzie timber harvest

Chief forester drops annual allowable cut from 4.5 million to 2.39 million cubic metres
Bat disease could boost Alberta pests

Bat disease could boost Alberta pests

More evidence mounts that fungal infection first seen in eastern North America in the early 2000s is continuing to move west
Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases

Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases

The move comes after weeks of sampling and testing of water near the site
Parkland rejects activist investor's call to sell or spin off Burnaby, B.C. refinery

Parkland rejects activist investor's call to sell or spin off Burnaby, B.C. refinery

Activist investor has been calling on Parkland to consider selling or spinning off its Burnaby refinery in order to become a pure-play fuel marketer and retailer
High-tech CGC lab aids farmers in disease fight

High-tech CGC lab aids farmers in disease fight

Canadian Grain Commission facility focuses on quick analysis as it aims to identify crop disease at the microscopic level
As Glencore eyes Teck, Brad Wall sees echoes of 2010 battle for Potash Corp.

As Glencore eyes Teck, Brad Wall sees echoes of 2010 battle for Potash Corp.

Former Saskatchewan premier declined to say whether he believes Teck should remain Canadian, saying he doesn't know all the details of Glencore's offer.
Prince George group joins calls to shut down Smithers pellet mill

Prince George group joins calls to shut down Smithers pellet mill

Conservation North is supporting Bulkley Valley Clean Air Now’s call for the province to shut down Drax Canada’s operation over air quality concerns