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Let’s ride resource jobs to higher wages for all
If you are one of those earning BC’s new $10.45 minimum wage, the raise is no doubt good news, but it is still dramatically lower than what workers enjoy in sectors such as forestry
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What are BC’s biggest economic drivers?
Here's a question that sometimes causes confusion: how big is the province's resource sector, and how does it compare in importance with others?
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Strong BC growth next year thanks to resource trade: RBC
The province will have one of Canada’s strongest-growing economies in the next two years thanks in large part to its diverse natural-resource sector, according to new projections from RBC Economics
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Time for a grown-up discussion about sovereign wealth funds
As Resource Works releases its latest report, Exploring the Potential of BC’s Prosperity Fund, let me personally invite you to take part in a dialogue on what the province can do to improve its economic security
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Who licenses the licensors?
Brian-Lee Crowley, managing director of the MacDonald-Laurier Institute, gave a speech at Resource Works on the concept of social license
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BC'S low-profile forestry sector still an economic powerhouse
A new study shows that while it has declined in overall importance, it is still the largest manufacturer in the province, adding over $31 billion a year to the provincial economy and 145,800 jobs
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A free, public treasure trove of facts on natural resources
In this era of publicly accessible information, the world is at everyone’s fingertips. However, it is often the case that the first search results you find online are news articles – sometimes written without knowledge of, or access to, the most recent and relevant facts
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'Not afraid' - two words to rally around on social license topic
Society’s needs never flag, but Canada’s economic opportunities are constantly challenged by global events beyond our control
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It's 'glory days' for heavy wood timber in British Columbia
When Structurlam president Bill Downing talks about wood and the expanding role he sees for it in commercial and institutional buildings, he can be forgiven for using superlatives
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Energy transport: opponents want to have their cake and eat it too
It is astounding that Vancouver's mayor and the province's teachers' union actively oppose the very same resource activities that help to pay for infrastructure improvements and public-sector salaries
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Brittania Mine: rebuild it, and they will come
In the early days, it was difficult to distinguish the BC Museum of Mining from the abandoned Howe Sound copper operation that was closed for good in 1974 after the richest reserves had been extracted. Fast forward four decades and the century-old site is set to become a high-tech tourist attraction
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8 surprising facts about Canadian energy
The country's oil industry has released its 2014 forecasts for the next 16 years up to 2030. Here are its findings
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Seven signs BC's forestry sector is on the upswing
Stabilizing employment numbers, a more skilled workforce, and rising net investment and labour productivity are among the contributing factors
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BMO economists see strength in BC forestry and LNG, but difficulties in mining
BMO Capital Markets has released its impressions of the BC economy in its latest BMO Blue Book. Here are some key points
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