Resources & Agriculture

Nechako Lakes MLA says too much bureaucracy killing forestry jobs

The company penned a letter to the District revealing the dates they need permit approval by–otherwise the lodge will not be feasible. 

VANCOUVER — First Majestic Silver Corp. has signed a deal to buy Gatos Silver Inc. in a transaction valued at US$970 million. Under the agreement, Gatos shareholders will receive 2.55 shares of First Majestic for each Gatos share held.

BURNABY, B.C. — Parkland Corp. has released a review into an unplanned shutdown of its Burnaby, B.C., refinery in January that blanketed parts of Metro Vancouver with a foul stench.

Pilot program offers $100 in incentives for gas customers reducing peak winter energy use

CALGARY — Fuel retailer Parkland Corp. has put its Florida-based retail and commercial businesses on the market as part of a previously announced strategy to divest non-core assets.

The Yukon government says an independent review of a catastrophic ore slide and cyanide solution spill at a gold mine in June is now underway, in a process that's going ahead despite concerns raised by the local First Nation.

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. says it's taking on a new business structure as it shifts to a pure-play energy transition metals company. The company says it now has two regional business units, one for North America and one for Latin America.

Project, which is about 90-per-cent complete, is slated to be operational next summer

Kevin Falcon outlines his party's plan for changes to forest sector he says will cut red tape and encourage investment in B.C.