Resources & Agriculture
BIV's resources and agriculture coverage provides the latest news in the mining, oil and gas, agriculture and fisheries sectors in Vancouver and British Columbia
Job losses mount as mill closures hit B.C. Interior
Shrinking timber supply, falling lumber prices, inflated log costs take increasing toll on industry
Delays will make Trans Mountain 'white elephant' says Stand.earth
Report by environmental group says delays will make pipeline expansion a money loser
Aquaculture industry is headed for a sea change
The sector’s next wave needs risk-tolerant investors to achieve its potential: report
Teal Jones shutting down coastal logging operations
Forest sector is already in recession, saying Truck Loggers Association
Squamish chides Woodfibre for lack of consultation
Woodfibre responds by saying it will re-adjust to suit the District’s needs
Partial victory for Canada in lumber dispute with U.S.
NAFTA panel sends claims of injury by American lumber producers back to trade commission for reconsideration
Court to hear Trans Mountain appeal – again
Federal court agrees to hear appeal of Trans Mountain expansion approval
Interfor to shutter Maple Ridge sawmill
Interfor plans to permanently close its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge
Canfor announces more curtailments
Canfor announced 75 million board feet in additional production curtailments on Tuesday. Production at the forestry company's Prince George, Polar, Houston and Fort St. John sawmills will be...