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
‘Seafood fraud’ rampant across Canada: report
Oceana Canada, a not-for-profit ocean conservation organization, is calling on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to implement “boat-to-plate” traceability to prevent mislabeling of seafood...
Final list of Trans Mountain expansion contractors revealed
Momentum is building for construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion, with Kinder Morgan Canada releasing the final list of its major contractors. The company had previously released a...
Court upholds drilling permit for Prosperity mine
Permit for geotechnical work upheld, despite federal government rejection
B.C. Cherry Association applauds deal for access to Japanese market
Federal government also announces investment to help organic farmers secure foreign sales
Great Bear Resources announces high-grade discovery at Ontario mine
Vancouver’s Great Bear Resources (TSX-V: GBR) this week reported a high-grade gold discovery in the Hinge Zone at its Dixie Project in the Red Lake District of Ontario. Great Bears' stock price...
Construction of Site C dam enters its fourth year
3,150 workers are employed on the hydroelectric dam project
Former premier to facilitate talks between loggers, forestry companies
Dan Miller to work with forestry companies to provide more pay for logging contractors
Peak Wood, high lumber prices equal record profits
Canadian forestry companies are enjoying some record profits, despite U.S. duties
David Keane new president of Woodfibre LNG
Former BC LNG Alliance CEO will be Woodfibre LNG’s first permanent president
The business of heat: Weather raises cost pressures on B.C. farmers
Growers feel the heat first, consumers could end up paying more for local goods