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Nisga’a-backed pipeline to begin early work this month

The dust has not yet settled on the $14.5 billion Coastal GasLink pipeline construction project, and regulators are turning their attention to another multibillion-dollar B.C....

General Fusion gets $20M for fusion demonstration project

The Business Development Bank of Canada and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories will contribute $10 million each to a plasma compression machine General Fusion is building at...

Double trouble: B.C.’s economy threatened by rail and port strikes

B.C.’s economy could be in for a serious system shock, as the threat of strikes loom at both of Canada’s railways, as well as the...

Ten years on, Imperial Metals still recovering from Mount Polley disaster

Nearly ten years ago, on August 4, 2014, one of Canada’s worst mine disasters occurred when a tailings pond at the Mount Polley copper mine...

Fortescue’s green hydrogen project in Prince George getting back-burnered

A $2 billion green hydrogen project proposed for Prince George is among those that will be pushed back, as the proponent, Fortescue Minerals Group, scales...

Forget gigafactories. B.C. battery-makers are carving out niche market expertise

Much like the electric vehicle manufacturing space, B.C.’s rechargeable battery manufacturing sector is small and highly specialized. It’s unlikely that B.C. will ever see the...

Bird Construction acquires Surrey’s Jacob Bros to expand Western Canada footprint

A $1.5 billion Canadian construction company founded more than 100 years ago in Saskatchewan is expanding its reach and expertise through the acquisition of Surrey-based...

B.C. immigration far outpacing new housing units, report reveals

B.C.’s population grew by 162,000 people between July 2022 and July 2023, despite high out-migration from B.C. to other provinces, according to the BC Check-Up: Live annual report...

Germany needs hydrogen in its energy mix – can Canada deliver?

Germany is very keen on Canadian hydrogen and hydrogen technology such as fuel cells. It is so interested, in fact, that Messe Stuttgart—a German conference...

Tulsequah Chief mine finally getting a closure and remediation plan

An historic mine site that has polluted the Tulsequah River for decades will finally be closed and cleaned up. The Ministry of Energy, Mines and...

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