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
Fear puts the shine on gold for mining investment
It’s a good time to be a gold or silver miner, and maybe even a copper miner
Old growth forest strategy mixes diversity conservation, stakeholder needs
Minister announces protection of 353,000 hectares
DFO confirms illegal sockeye retention
DFO investigation confirms illegal retention of sockeye during First Nations chinook fishery
UPDATED: Ross Beaty gold mine in Mexico blockaded
Company disputes claim that resumption of mining caused spike in COVID-19
Fraser sockeye fishery could be shut down for years
Pink salmon hatchery production, warmer ocean reducing fish returns for B.C. and Alaska
Tilbury LNG plant asks to release more sulphur dioxide
FortisBC is applying to Metro Vancouver to increase its maximum permitted sulphur dioxide emissions eight-fold – from 3.4 tonnes per year to 28 tonnes per year – at its Tilbury liquefied natural gas...
Skaha Bench wineries reopen as Christie Mountain fire shrinks
Specter of smoke taint looms as fire hot spots remain
AltaGas approved to double propane exports
First West Coast propane terminal demonstrates strong case for LPG exports
WTO sides with Canada on American lumber duties
World Trade Organization finds U.S. claims of harm from Canadian lumber exports not supported
Business coalition asks Ottawa to lean into natural resources to recover from COVID-19
A national coalition of business associations has released a plan to re-launch the Canadian economy post-COVID - and it calls for digging deeper into Canada’s natural resources. The group - calling...