Resources & Agriculture

CALGARY — The imminent completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is more likely following Friday's decision by the Canada Energy Regulator to approve a request for a pipeline variance from the company building the project.

The $31B expansion project should reduce gas prices for B.C. when the pipeline begins commercial operations

BC Utilities Commission recently rejected a $327M proposal from FortisBC for an expansion of natural gas infrastructure in the rapidly-growing Okanagan.

Council members discussed different avenues of collaboration with WLNG, as the project approaches the construction phase.

VANCOUVER — A Chinese company has signed a deal to invest $130 million in Solaris Resources Inc. that it plans to use to fund the development of its Warintza copper project in Ecuador. Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.

Plant to make carbon-abated hydrogen from natural gas

Fraser Institute survey finds investors deterred by regulations, land claims

David Eby scheduled to speak at sold-out banquet Tuesday at Prince George Conference and Civic Centre

VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. says it's closing one U.S. sawmill and indefinitely curtailing another because of high fibre costs and soft lumber markets.

B.C. had 490 cannabis stores at the end of September, 8.4 per cent more than one year earlier.