Often traditional media pits the tech industry against the resource industry, implying that it’s either one or the other. Tech and software development is celebrated as the new economy, while …
HG 40 | Bridging the conservation gap
Can you have a sustainable natural resource sector and still preserve the environment? The answer is yes, according to Marian Adair habitat ecologist for the Nature Trust of British Columbia. …
HG 39 | Urban disconnect
More than 120,000 British Columbians are directly employed by the resource sector, but if you ask people that live in urban centers, it’s likely they would know very little about …
HG 38 | Protests, Process and Politics the NEB confronts public concern over pipelines
Activists opposing Kinder Morgan’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion protested on Burnaby Mountain last fall and placed the National Energy Board in its cross hairs. The NEB regulates pipelines in …
HG 37 | Natural Runners
Naked without resources was demonstrated in shocking delight at this year’s Vancouver Sun Run, as Resource Work’s ‘Natural Runners’ bared it all (mostly) for the tens of thousands of fellow …
HG 36 | Exports Putting B.C. to Work
Increased economic activity through exports creates jobs and lots of them. That’s the message the president of Export Development Canada delivered at the Business Council of British Columbia and CKNW’s …
HG 35 | Priorities Torn for BC First Nations
First Nations struggle to reconcile the need for good paying jobs and protecting the environment. Resource projects often deliver the jobs, but they also bring tension as communities struggle to …
HG 34 | Citizen’s Guide to LNG
Confusion, misinformation and fear are part of the mix in the debate over Liquefied Natural Gas in B.C. While the province is poised to break through and develop a new …