Nelson Bennett

4 weeks ago | biv.com | Nelson Bennett

As it puts the finishing touches on its new Florence copper project in Arizona – which is actually more copper well than copper mine –Taseko Mines (TSX:TKO) is turning its attention back to B.C.This comes as copper prices hit record highs Wednesday – US$5.374 per pound – as an ongoing trade war between the U.S., Canada and other trading partners creates uncertainty over access.

4 weeks ago | biv.com | Nelson Bennett

Now that U.S. President Donald Trump is throwing the full weight of the White House behind a $63 billion pipeline and LNG project in Alaska—which would compete for market share in Asia—Canada must confront a challenge of its own making. If the country can’t address a “complex web” of climate and energy policies that could make Canadian LNG projects uneconomic, it will forgo billions in energy sector investments, according to industry analysts and insiders.

1 month ago | biv.com | Nelson Bennett

The Blueberry River First Nation is granting exemptions to Petronas to operate in an area that might otherwise be off limits to natural gas activities, under a new agreement that gives the First Nation more control over industrial activities in the region.

1 month ago | timescolonist.com | Nelson Bennett

The Canadian government is providing $49.9 million to help boost biomanufacturing in B.C.The funding, under the federal Strategic Innovation Fund, will go to Vancouver-based Stemcell Technologies Inc., which is investing $222 million in new biomanufacturing facilities for manufacturing the inputs for stem-cell therapies and research. The new facilities will create 460 jobs and 900 four-month co-op positions for students, according to a government press release.

1 month ago | biv.com | Nelson Bennett

Nearly a quarter of seafood exports from B.C. will be subject to a new 25 per cent tariff – this one from China. In addition to tariffs that B.C. seafood producers could face in exporting seafood to the U.S. a couple of weeks from now, China is also now imposing tariffs on Canadian seafood. The Chinese tariffs are in place now, and seafood producers are waiting to see what happens on April 2, when American tariffs are expected to be set.