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Energy transport: opponents want to have their cake and eat it too
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· November 08, 2014 4:03 PM
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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Seven signs BC's forestry sector is on the upswing
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by Peter Severinson
· November 01, 2014 3:33 PM
Stabilizing employment numbers, a more skilled workforce, and rising net investment and labour productivity are among the contributing factors
Read moreBMO economists see strength in BC forestry and LNG, but difficulties in mining
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by Peter Severinson
· November 01, 2014 2:15 PM
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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Canada lacks the data to make informed decisions on temporary foreign workers
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by Peter Severinson
· November 01, 2014 2:00 PM
The federal government has not collected precise information about job vacancies for decades, according to a report
Port Coquitlam company thrives on resource links
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· October 17, 2014 3:25 PM
A groundbreaking new study by Peter Severinson, research director for Resource Works, should dispel any lingering doubt that resource development is the foundation of Metro Vancouver’s economy
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How rural BC packs a punch in the big city
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by Peter Severinson
· October 11, 2014 4:10 PM
What is the economic impact of resource companies, especially in urban areas? Resource Works sets off in search of the answer
Read moreWhat does responsible resource development mean to you?
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· October 11, 2014 11:27 AM
Community Breakfast Conversations on Natural Resources aims to bring together residents with diverse views, values, interests and priorities
Read moreUBC forestry leads the revival and rethinking of BC's biggest industry
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by Gordon Hamilton
· September 04, 2014 9:28 AM
The faculty is going through a revival at the University of British Columbia, drawing a new wave of urban students like Robert Smidstra, who see not just a profession, but also a way to bring about social change
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Stewart Muir: BC natural resources debate needs balance
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by Stewart Muir
· August 27, 2014 1:22 PM
Exclusive to The Georgia Straight: Recently, a young man in Vancouver gained overnight notoriety with a crude video game enacting a massacre in the Main Street SkyTrain station. When television news caught up with him to find out why, he reeled off a list of frustrations he claimed led to him making the game. Among them: natural resource development and an inadequate transit system
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Six charts showing how BC depends on natural resources
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by Peter Severinson
· August 18, 2014 2:12 PM
The sector remains a critical part of the British Columbian economy, as confirmed in the latest review published by the provincial government
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