Business
Central Coast ferry service to be upgraded
New vessel would replace MV Nimpkish on Bella Bella-Bella Coola run, provide 'high end' service to Great Bear Rainforest
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B.C. plots strategy for wood products exports
Sales to China decline as Canada-US softwood lumber talks near deadline for possible US trade action
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Lumber exports shift to U.S. as China sales slump
Asian demand for B.C. wood products peaked in 2013, analyst says China sales on pace for 50 per cent drop
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B.C. approves Valemount glacier resort plan
Designer of Kicking Horse and Jumbo resorts gets approval to proceed with $175 million project east of Prince George
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Banks Island miners face 18 pollution charges
Gold mine near Prince Rupert shut down last summer for permit violations, owners charged for failing to report spill
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Business pushing back on CPP expansion
B.C. stands in the way of Justin Trudeau government's plan to hike Canada Pension Plan contributions, but likely not for long
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Brides, bands allowed back on farmland
No permit required for weddings, festivals on farms if fewer than 150 people attend, says Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick
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BC Hydro rates rise as demand slows
Four per cent rate hike already in effect, more to come as BC Hydro looks for savings to offset slow industrial demand
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U.S. Senators 'inaccurate' on lumber claim: Premiers
Premier Christy Clark protests to Prime minister Justin Trudeau about latest claims of softwood subsidy
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New rules in effect for mine tailings ponds
Permits will specify dam construction, water level, motion detection and independent review, Mines Minister Bill Bennett says
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