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B.C. remains opposed to Trans Mountain expansion
Province ready to legislate new land-based oil spill standards, but Kinder Morgan has more to do, Environment Minister Mary Polak says
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Hydro break proposed for struggling mines
Deferred electricity payments would be repaid with interest, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett says
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Immigration decline slows B.C. population growth
B.C.'s population reached 4.7 million in October, but the rate of international immigration has dipped below one per cent
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$100 million tech fund for B.C. 'Dragon's Den'
Outside venture capital experts will be hired to administer seed money fund for high-tech startups establishing in B.C.
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Forest trade mission finds Asian headwinds
With Japan slipping back into recession and sales down in China, B.C. forest companies push for more wood construction
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Contractors picked for Site C construction
Samsung of Korea, ACCIONA of Spain and Petrowest to sign BC Hydro's biggest-ever construction contract for Peace River dam
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Real estate, low dollar keep B.C. in the black
Property transfer tax up $150 million from spring budget, tourism and movie business surge due to 75-cent Canadian dollar
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Merritt-Coquitlam power line completed
A year behind schedule and over-budget, high-voltage line subject to arbitration between BC Hydro and its contractor
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Black touts 'safer' oil-by-rail plan for B.C. refinery
'Dead' Northern Gateway pipeline prompts plan B to move bitumen using trains
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B.C. debates carbon capture legislation
Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman says changes needed to regulation of CO2 capture and storage deep underground
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