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Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities

Unpaid oilpatch taxes rise again despite industry boom, say rural municipalities

Rural Municipalities of Alberta says the total of unpaid taxes from the oilpatch keeps rising despite the industry's boom. In a release, the group says energy companies owe towns and villages in which they operate a total of $268 million.
B.C. invests $200M toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

B.C. invests $200M toward boosting food banks, producers and supply chain

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is dedicating $200 million toward boosting both the province's food bank system and overall agricultural production and resiliency.
Opinion: Farmland prices have seen spectacular increases

Opinion: Farmland prices have seen spectacular increases

Farmland is getting expensive, but farmers – many of whom are renting – are making more money than ever
Site C dam workforce swings up to 4,800

Site C dam workforce swings up to 4,800

The jobs count at Site C climbed up to just under 4,800 workers at the start of 2023, according to the latest employment figures from BC Hydro.
Alberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says

Alberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says

CALGARY — An Alberta lawyer says the province's energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and seeping into groundwater.
Budget 2023: Industry leaders say 2023 may be pivotal for oil industry

Budget 2023: Industry leaders say 2023 may be pivotal for oil industry

Finance Minister Travis Toews said Albertans have been absolutely blessed over the last year and half with a strong recovery and high energy prices in response to a big surplus and a record non-renewable resource revenue forecast. On Feb.
B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

A British Columbia company that wants to avoid logging sections of at-risk old growth was told by the Crown corporation that manages B.C.'s public forests to cut the trees down or pay to leave them standing, its chief forester said.
N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

N.W.T. says lack of notice on oilsands tailings spill goes against deal with Alberta

Alberta didn't live up to the terms of a deal it has with the Northwest Territories to inform it about threats to its shared watershed after two major oilsands tailings spills, the territory's environment minister said Friday.
Suncor Energy selling North Sea offshore assets in deal valued at $1.2B

Suncor Energy selling North Sea offshore assets in deal valued at $1.2B

CALGARY — Suncor Energy Inc. has signed a deal to sell its offshore assets in the North Sea to Equinor UK Ltd. in an agreement valued at about $1.2 billion. Suncor interim chief executive Kris Smith says the decision to sell the U.K.
Local scientists, fishermen laud decision to shut down ‘problematic’ Discovery Islands fish farms

Local scientists, fishermen laud decision to shut down ‘problematic’ Discovery Islands fish farms

Fisheries minister Joyce Murray reaffirmed a prior decision last month not to renew 15 open-net salmon farm licenses in the region