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Teck, UСÀ¶ÊÓƵ launch $4 million professorship to speed tailings research and education

Teck, UСÀ¶ÊÓƵ launch $4 million professorship to speed tailings research and education

The University of British Columbia (UСÀ¶ÊÓƵ) Faculty of Applied Science and Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A and TECK.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ coal mines' economic impact overstated, thwarting environmental analysis: study

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ coal mines' economic impact overstated, thwarting environmental analysis: study

A new study based on three British Columbia coal mines says the economic benefits from the projects, used to justify their approval during the environmental review process, were "significantly overestimated.
Regulator orders TC Energy to reduce operating pressure on Keystone pipeline

Regulator orders TC Energy to reduce operating pressure on Keystone pipeline

CALGARY — A U.S. regulator has ordered TC Energy Corp. to lower the operating pressure on the entire Keystone pipeline system.
Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities

Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities

Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry's boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which they operate a total of $268 million.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ invests $200M toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ invests $200M toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province's food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency.
Opinion: Farmland prices have seen spectacular increases

Opinion: Farmland prices have seen spectacular increases

Farmland is getting expensive, but farmers – many of whom are renting – are making more money than ever
Site C dam workforce swings up to 4,800

Site C dam workforce swings up to 4,800

The jobs count at Site C climbed up to just under 4,800 workers at the start of 2023, according to the latest employment figures from СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Hydro.
Alberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says

Alberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says

CALGARY — An Alberta lawyer says the province's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and seeping into groundwater.
Budget 2023: Industry leaders say 2023 may be pivotal for oil industry

Budget 2023: Industry leaders say 2023 may be pivotal for oil industry

Finance Minister Travis Toews said Albertans have been absolutely blessed over the last year and half with a strong recovery and high energy prices in response to a big surplus and a record non-renewable resource revenue forecast. On Feb.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

A British Columbia company that wants to avoid logging sections of at-risk old growth was told by the Crown corporation that manages СÀ¶ÊÓƵ's public forests to cut the trees down or pay to leave them standing, its chief forester said.
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