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Hundreds Face Layoffs As Wolverine Mine Idled
From Opinion 250 Tumbler Ridge, B.C.- Nearly 700 jobs will disappear from the Chetwynd – Tumbler Ridge region as Walter Energy shuts down it’s Wolverine and Brazion coal mines. “We certainly...
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Price slump hits B.C. coal miners
From the Globe and Mail A devastating price slump is hammering British Columbia’s coal sector as a U.S.-based company halts mining in the province while other players face mounting pressure. Walter...
View ArticleColeman still believes in LNG boom
Natural Gas Minister Rich Coleman says he remains bullish on B.C.‘s LNG prospects despite a string of setbacks and delays. “I don’t think anybody …(Business in Vancouver) Click here to read in new tab
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Oil and gas downturns in B.C. and Alberta ease Site C labour force concerns
Dec 2014, BC Premier Christie Clark promotes the Site C Project. VICTORIA – Alberta’s loss is British Columbia’s gain as fears of labour shortages for the construction of the massive Site C dam...
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Resource Development in Northern British Columbia
Here in Northern BC the next 6 months will be busy with numerous projects in the natural resource sector. In the short term there are a number of events that will help set the pace forward for the...
View ArticleUptick in drilling in northeastern B.C. good sign for Alberta producers
Increasingly empty industrial yards around the northeastern B.C. city of Fort St. John are a welcome sign for Jennifer Moore. Moore, a regional economic development officer, says the return of parked...
View ArticleTowns on the clock: What comes after coal for B.C.’s mining towns?
By Josh Pagé and Liam Britten, CBC News Mining coal for steelmaking has been the way of life — a good life — for coal miners in towns like Elkford, Sparwood and Fernie for more than a century. But...
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Canada’s Crude Oil Pacific Exports and Northern Gateway Likely Dead if...
On Friday, the Canadian government introduced C-48, the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (Source: oilandgas360.com)It’s no longer living as a temporary moratorium or simply a political threat. On Friday...
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