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Calculating the cost of new power generation in B.C.

Calculating the cost of new power generation in B.C.

Public policy critic estimates cost of new wind power at $5B
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Cost to replant damaged B.C. grape vines as high as $317M

Cost to replant damaged B.C. grape vines as high as $317M

“The challenges facing grape growers and winemakers today are unlike anything we have experienced in the past."
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Skeena says B.C. Eskay Creek mine has $2B after-tax value

Skeena says B.C. Eskay Creek mine has $2B after-tax value

Skeena feasibility delivers longer mine life, bigger capex for Eskay Creek
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WLNG workforce floatel set for Squamish receives EAO approval

WLNG workforce floatel set for Squamish receives EAO approval

EAO notes the floatel, still slated to arrive in 2024, will have to abide by a gender and cultural safety plan among other stipulations.
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How the Okanagan is tapping solar power with unique energy centre

How the Okanagan is tapping solar power with unique energy centre

Summerland Energy Centre officially open as the Okanagan’s first utility-scale solar and battery energy storage facility
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Canfor announces six month curtailment at Polar sawmill

Canfor announces six month curtailment at Polar sawmill

The company says the curtailment is due to a shortage of economically available fibre
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Site C completion endangering bears, wildlife advocates say

Site C completion endangering bears, wildlife advocates say

Bears to be tranquilized and moved from their dens last minute, say advocacy groups wanting a pause on the project. 
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B.C. wood-to-energy among projects land $2.6M in funding

B.C. wood-to-energy among projects land $2.6M in funding

Funding to help commercialize projects that turn wood to higher value products, energy
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Parkland expects $6B in cumulative available cash flow from 2024 to 2028

Parkland expects $6B in cumulative available cash flow from 2024 to 2028

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. says it expects $6 billion in cumulative available cash flow from 2024 to 2028 that it plans to use to fund dividends, share buybacks, growth and debt reduction.
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B.C. poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

B.C. poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people living or working on the province's poultry farms to "prioritize" getting influenza vaccinations as avian flu spreads among flocks this fall. Dr.
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