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Rain in Prince George welcome sight, but won't be nearly enough to alleviate drought

Rain in Prince George welcome sight, but won't be nearly enough to alleviate drought

Sunshine expected to return by the weekend
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B.C. mill lands $8M from province for expansion

B.C. mill lands $8M from province for expansion

Tolko to diversify production with government funding for Kamloops expansion
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BC Council of Forest Industries comments on mill closures and curtailments

BC Council of Forest Industries comments on mill closures and curtailments

BC Council of Forest Industries issues statement in response to ongoing mill closures and curtailments in BC
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Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

Canadian banks directed over US$100 billion to oil and gas last year: report

TORONTO — Canadian banks provided almost US$104 billion in fossil fuel funding last year despite the urgent need to reduce emissions, says the latest annual Banking on Climate Chaos report.
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Government policies to blame for mill closures, say oppostion MLAs

Government policies to blame for mill closures, say oppostion MLAs

"When you’ve got a government that’s outright hostile to the forest sector, this is what happens,” - Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad
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Canfor's B.C. mill closures prompts call to stabilize timber supply

Canfor's B.C. mill closures prompts call to stabilize timber supply

Four hundred B.C. jobs lost with Canfor closures are in addition to 10,000 lost last year: COFI
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B.C. government bans new jade mines

B.C. government bans new jade mines

The B.C. government said its prohibition came about after it concluded jade mining was damaging sensitive alpine environments.
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Northwood Pulp workers facing hundreds of job losses

Northwood Pulp workers facing hundreds of job losses

Union president Jonathan Blacker says failed government policies and bad forest practices to blame for ailing industry
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Proposed LNG plant draws opposition during public comment period

Proposed LNG plant draws opposition during public comment period

Old Winton Global mill site better spot for LNG plant says community association
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Forestry Minister disappointed in recent Canfor closures

Forestry Minister disappointed in recent Canfor closures

Bruce Ralston, Minister of Forests, has released a statement regarding Canfor's recent decisions to close Polar Sawmill, curtail a pulp line at Northwood Pulp and suspend reinvestment in its Houston mill.
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