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Uranium mine lawsuit costs BC $30M

CBC.ca He had no backing to make that statement and it cost the people of British Columbia 30 million bucks to cover up his incompetence.” The 2008 amendments to the Mineral Tenure Act issued by Krueger created a ban on uranium exploration and mining in BC … Click for more

New app released for Northern BC tourists

Mile0city.ca Developed by the Northern BC Tourism Association, the new app is in partnership with the tourism departments of Dawson Creek, Prince George, Smithers, … Click for more

West Fraser Announces Third Quarter Results

DigitalJournal.com The Company has operations in western Canada and the southern United States. … of our Fraser Lake and Chetwynd sawmills in relation to their green energy … Click for more

Cariboo Rose Resources Announces Carruthers Pass Results, BC

MarketWatch (press release) The core samples were split and sent to ALS Minerals Laboratories in North Vancouver, BC The Carruthers Pass volcanogenic massive sulfide project is located 70 km south of the Kemess copper-gold mine in the Omineca Mining Division. … Click for more

Mining generates $8.9-billion boost to B.C. economy

Vancouver Sun By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun October 26, 2011 Michael Cinnamond, leader of business consultants PricewaterhouseCoopers’ BC mining practice, talks about the reasons why the province’s mining sector is optimistic that it is poised for a growth phase … Click for more

No CANPASS for Terrace-Kitimat Airport

CJFW The Canada Border Services Agency says the Terrace-Kitimat Airport doesn’t qualify for CANPASS capability, even though the airport is requesting the service on a full cost-recovery basis. The CANPASS program expedites the border clearance process for … Click for more

New skills training announced in the North

Mile0city.ca A new skills training program in Northern BC was announced today as part of the province’s Jobs Plan. As a partnership between the United Steelworkers Unions and the province, the Northern Skills Training Pilot will focus on forestry and mining. … Click for more

Asian fuel demands spur plans for natural gas terminals on west coast

Vancouver Sun The Hague, Netherlands-based Shell and partners China National Petroleum Corp., Korea Gas Corp. and Mitsubishi are planning to start shipping LNG from Kitimat, British Columbia, as early as 2016. The companies aim to export between 700 million to 1.2 …

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BC’s Kitimat LNG terminal wins export licence

Globe and Mail “The board also recognizes that long-term oil-indexed sales contracts could provide for higher netbacks to Canadian producers.” With “the size of Canada’s natural gas resource, proximity to markets in Asia and Canada’s stable political and regulatory … Click for more

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