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
Village Farms’ shares up 20% on news it has applied to list on Nasdaq
Vancouver-based company to increase U.S. operations now that hemp growing is federally legal
LNG Canada has awarded $1 billion in contracts to date
First Nations businesses, contractors awarded $175 million from LNG Canada project
BC Hydro scammers powered up activities last year
An ongoing scam aimed at BC Hydro cost customers close to $45,000 in 2018. Nanaimo has been one of the hardest-hit areas, along with Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond and Vernon. About 6,000...
Cancel Site C, build gas plants, wind power: C.D. Howe
Ratepayers better off if dams are cancelled, replaced with natural gas, wind, study says
B.C. to curtail log exports, rebuild forestry industries
Through “carrots and sticks”, Premier John Horgan said government will rebuild B.C.’s forestry processing industry and repatriate investment dollars
Kirk Woodman, VP of White Rock-based Progress Minerals, found dead in Burkina Faso
Kirk Woodman, vice-president of exploration for White Rock-based Progress Minerals Inc., was abducted by unidentified individuals in Burkina Faso January 15 and has since been found dead. According...
Federal government approves Red Mountain mine
Small gold project being acquired by Ascot Mining receives environmental certificate
Another pipeline, another standoff
Coastal GasLink protests underscore rift between elected and hereditary chiefs
Aurora Cannabis to buy Whistler Medical in up to $175m deal
Whistler Medical believes its deal with one of the largest cannabis companies in the world will enhance its growth profile
Newmont Mining to acquire Goldcorp in multi-billion-dollar deal
The USD$10-billion transaction will see both companies merge to form Newmont Goldcorp, which will hold the world's largest share of gold resources and reserves