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Resource Stories - A joint venture with The Province newspaper
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· May 21, 2014 4:05 PM
In a series of conversations with workers and business operators, The Province and Resource Works explore the contributions that trade, industry and natural resources make to the British Columbia economy
Read moreWhy think-tank rates BC highly
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by Peter Severinson
· May 20, 2014 1:18 PM
The reason the province got a B grade for economic performance from the Conference Board of Canada is largely due to the health of its natural-resource sector
Balancing business and nature
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· May 13, 2014 9:35 AM
In a series of conversations with workers and business operators, The Province and Resource Works explore the contributions that trade, industry, and natural resources make to the BC economy. This week, we talk with Alan Chen, sales manager for Long Hoh Enterprises Canada, a small lumber manufacturer serving a unique niche market
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A global leader – but word has not gotten out
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by Stewart Muir
· April 30, 2014 5:44 PM
Is Canada leading the world in natural resource development? And what does this question mean for how British Columbia approaches the extraction of its non-renewables and renewables?
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Why we must shift our economic emphasis away from consumption
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· April 23, 2014 1:04 PM
When it comes to the engine powering future growth in Canada, prepare for a fuel switch: the indebted Canadian consumer is tapped out and will have to be replaced by an increase in exports, especially to emerging markets in Asia
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Mythbuster economist takes to the airwaves
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· April 12, 2014 2:14 PM
Resource Works senior research fellow Philip Cross discusses the groundbreaking research related in his 7 Myths of the BC Resource Economy report on the Bill Good radio show
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High impact: the economic importance of BC's natural resources
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by Philip Cross
· April 05, 2014 4:34 PM
A 10 percent boost in BC’s natural-resource economy would mean an extra $2.137 billion in the province's’s GDP, an extra $4.5 billion across Canada, and more than 39,000 new jobs for British Columbians.
And 55 percent of those jobs would be in the Lower Mainland.
All this and much more from Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada.
He says that a 10 percent boost in our natural resource output is indeed realistic.
Read moreVIDEO: UBC Aboriginal Forestry Program - 'You go there with your values and they build upon that'
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· March 17, 2014 12:00 PM
Sustainability is key to winning public support
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· March 11, 2014 9:15 AM
Research shows that most British Columbians appreciate the importance of resource development, but want to ensure it is conducted in a 'world-class' manner
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