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Is the US state's model for resource prosperity breaking down? The state will spend $8,200 per resident this year – but takes in only $3,000 per head in revenue

Why have ships transporting liquefied natural gas been safely navigating oceans and urban ports for decades without a major incident? Here are some insights into the extraordinary measures taken to ensure safe sailing

It is British Columbia's resource export trade that makes it possible for Vancouver to host events such as the 2015 FIFA World Cup action

It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon, and people are playing baseball. It’s a perfectly normal game, except that one fellow in the stands is getting increasingly upset. Eventually he turns to the spectators around him and declares: 'What idiots! This is the worst game of cricket I’ve ever seen. They have no idea what they’re doing!'

If you’ve been hearing a lot about grandiose LNG projects that will boost the British Columbia economy, that’s not surprising. What may come as news is the problem-solving ways in which this form of energy is already in use today

Canada's strength as an export nation is based on natural resources. The facts speak for themselves. Here are two infographics that tell the story

Kootenay MP David Wilks lauds environmental-economic balance achieved by 'cornerstones of communities'

Stewart Muir: When you invite opposing individuals in the resource debate to the table together, they quickly discover they tend to agree on much more than they expected

Our Natural Runners at Vancouver's 2015 Sun Run caused heads to turn for a second consecutive year. And no wonder

Resource Works welcomes Dennis Chan, who has been decorated by the premier for his contributions to building the province through business

100+ immigrants visit the first ever Resource Works job fair in Vancouver

Fresh evidence (did we actually need any?) that resources offer vibrant, responsible, leading-edge opportunities for women

An excerpt from the Citizen's Guide to LNG – the first attempt to describe the economic, environmental and social aspects of liquefied natural gas in British Columbia

In this Vancouver Sun comment article, First Nations council member John Jack evaluates resource development and the recent Becoming Partners report from Resource Works

BC’s urban-rural divide is so deep that a business group has offered a reward for the best idea for managing natural resources in a way that is universally beneficial

Players in partnerships between First Nations and businesses say establishing relationships is the key to success

This article was originally published in the Yukon News on May 13, 2015.

Why don’t resource people fight harder for their livelihood? This was one of many questions raised by residents in Whitehorse.

The highlights from our groundbreaking report, Becoming Partners

Breakthrough research by Resource Works gets a shout-out in The Globe and Mail

Data show how aboriginal communities are actively participating in provincial resource development