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Injured camp workers raised safety concerns prior to bus crash, union says

Injured camp workers raised safety concerns prior to bus crash, union says

‘This never should have happened. Workers told management that this was not safe,” UNITE HERE Local 40 said in a statement issued on Monday.
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Cheakamus Community Forest five-year plan draws mixed reactions

Cheakamus Community Forest five-year plan draws mixed reactions

WORCA raises concerns about potential impacts to popular trails
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Your B.C. gas bill could be dropping by up to $125/year

Your B.C. gas bill could be dropping by up to $125/year

FortisBC's rate change will save B.C.'s residents an average of between $90 and $125 per year on home heating bills.
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Hampered by highway closing, mill owner San Group to build ramp for barges at Port Alberni

Hampered by highway closing, mill owner San Group to build ramp for barges at Port Alberni

Costs climb as forestry company is forced to use detour to deliver goods: “We can not depend on just one highway.”
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Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities

Mining deal-making declines, but Beaty and others see opportunities

Global mining sector mergers and acquisitions fell in first half of year
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Province helps fund new timber production facility

Province helps fund new timber production facility

The facility is expected to be ready for small-scale operations later in 2023, with full operations beginning in 2024.
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Hampered by highway closing, mill owner San Group to build ramp for barges at Port Alberni

Hampered by highway closing, mill owner San Group to build ramp for barges at Port Alberni

Costs climb as forestry company is forced to use detour to deliver goods: “We can not depend on just one highway.”
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Canada’s first renewable diesel refinery to open in Prince George

Canada’s first renewable diesel refinery to open in Prince George

Tidewater Renewables will produce 170 million litres of renewable, low-carbon fuel per year at the refinery.
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Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Vancouver’s Ivanhoe Mines invests in pulsed-power tech firm

Tech deploys high-voltage pulses of power to disintegrate rock
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BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

BC Hydro set to start first hunt in 15 years for new electricity sources

The province is also promising $140 million for the B.C. Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative.
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