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Province fines Red Chris copper-gold mine $25,000

Province fines Red Chris copper-gold mine $25,000

Company was ordered to electrify perimeter of work camp after two incidents of human-bear interactions
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Athabasca Oil, Cenovus to create joint venture in Kaybob Duvernay

Athabasca Oil, Cenovus to create joint venture in Kaybob Duvernay

CALGARY — Athabasca Oil Corp. and Cenovus Energy Inc. say they will create a new joint venture stand-alone company called Duvernay Energy Corp.
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Vancouver Island's Myra Falls mine shuts down

Vancouver Island's Myra Falls mine shuts down

Company that owns the mine seeking creditor protection, restructuring
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Vancouver-based Skeena closes $80M financing for Eskay Creek mine in B.C.

Vancouver-based Skeena closes $80M financing for Eskay Creek mine in B.C.

The project will produce 455,000 oz. of gold annually
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Home heating costs set to fall for most B.C. natural gas customers

Home heating costs set to fall for most B.C. natural gas customers

FortisBC electricity bills up, gas bills down in 2024
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Trans Mountain project costs 'reasonably and justifiably incurred:' company says

Trans Mountain project costs 'reasonably and justifiably incurred:' company says

The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has submitted evidence to support its claim that oil companies must pay more in tolls in light of the pipeline project's mounting costs.
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No environmental review needed for B.C.'s Copper Mountain expansion

No environmental review needed for B.C.'s Copper Mountain expansion

Expansion of copper mine near Princeton, B.C. would extend mine life to 2047
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Trans Mountain warns regulator of potential 'catastrophic' two-year pipeline delay

Trans Mountain warns regulator of potential 'catastrophic' two-year pipeline delay

CALGARY — The company building the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is warning the project's completion could be delayed by two years if the Canada Energy Regulator does not allow a previously rejected request for a pipeline variance.
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BC Hydro to introduce time-of-day billing

BC Hydro to introduce time-of-day billing

BC Hydro says it will offer optional time-of-use billing in the spring 2024
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52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu

52 commerical and backyard flocks in B.C. have been infected with bird flu

VANCOUVER — More than 50 poultry farms in British Columbia have been infected with avian flu since October, but animal health officials say that rate is slowing as the fall migration of wild birds ends.
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