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Okanagan growers watching the weather, counting the days to spring one year after killer cold snap

Okanagan growers watching the weather, counting the days to spring one year after killer cold snap

Winemakers, farmers taking steps to prepare for the worst
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B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be 'devastating' to sector

B.C. forests minister says Trump tariffs could be 'devastating' to sector

U.S. softwood lumber duties and president-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs against Canadian exports could be "devastating" to the province's forestry sector, B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said on Wednesday.
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Province launches review of BC Timber Sales

Province launches review of BC Timber Sales

New forests minister Ravi Parmar puts together panel of forest experts to conduct review
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As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest

As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest

Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous.
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West Fraser secures log supply from Lake Babine First Nation

West Fraser secures log supply from Lake Babine First Nation

Logs from First Nations woodland licence to supply sawmill in Smithers
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Ksi Lisims LNG partner secures $150 million towards FID

Ksi Lisims LNG partner secures $150 million towards FID

Private placement led by Blackstone advances Nisga'a-backed LNG project
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Calgary company considering northern BC as potential site of biomass diesel manufacturing plant

Calgary company considering northern BC as potential site of biomass diesel manufacturing plant

'These plants won’t be located in Vancouver, they’ll be in Prince George, Fort St.. John, places like Fort St. James, rural and remote,' says Expander Energy CEO Gord Crawford
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Trump tariffs 'spooking’ lumber markets

Trump tariffs 'spooking’ lumber markets

Industry insiders warn threat of tariffs on lumber could trigger panic buying
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North American LNG production to double by 2028: report

North American LNG production to double by 2028: report

BC. LNG projects to account for 22 per cent of new North American production
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Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall

Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall

The rise of stores focused on alcohol-free drinks comes as health concerns around alcohol rise — and as British Columbia's once-booming craft beer industry goes through tough times.
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