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
Horgan ‘profoundly disappointed’ with Site C delays
Completion date of multi-billion-dollar dam unknown
Skeena to buy Eskay Creek from Barrick
Skeena conducting drilling at Eskay Creek with plans to resurrect historic gold mine
Site C cost, completion date now unknown as COVID-19, foundation stability risk emerge
Original $9 billion price tag balloons to as much as $12 billion
B.C. appoints 'special adviser' to Site C after BC Hydro reports serious cost, schedule concerns
Utility no longer confident it can meet completion deadline
2020 Vision for 2022: Energy megaprojects already employing thousands in B.C.
Roughly 11,500 new jobs coming by 2022 on just three projects
First Coastal GasLink pipe in the ground
The first two sections will lay 140 km of natural gas pipeline between Groundbirch and McLeod lake in Northern B.C.
2020 Vision for 2022: Trans Mountain critical to Canada’s recovery
Low oil prices are a major factor in slowing an expected rebound in the economy
Forestry revenue rebounding, but not back to 2015 high
B.C. employment for the top companies has dropped significantly over the past year
High operating costs cripple forest industry recovery
Softwood lumber prices soared 75% in recent weeks – but that won’t bring mills back
B.C. lakes’ health monitored by provincial program
Mike Sokal often takes a moment to admire the clear water of Okanagan Lake whenever he takes another sample for water quality testing. The lake is an essential part of life in the Okanagan and is...