What does sustainability in the innovative economy look like? A lot like B.C.
It’s great to have the world come to your doorstep to share new ideas and technologies, but when it comes to resource innovation, British Columbians need only look in their […]
Legislators get a briefing on the state of the natural resource sector
Resource Works looks at presentations made by forestry, mining, energy and ranching representatives to British Columbia MLAs.
How Resource Works became a Top 50 energy influencer in just five years
A consortium of Canadian universities including UVic and the University of Alberta, backed by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, ranked our not-for-profit as one of the country’s 50 most serious voices to be reckoned with in 2019.
THRONE SPEECH 2019: Recognition for the “bedrock” sector
British Columbia’s 2019 got off to a positive start on Feb. 12 when natural resources were acknowledged as the bedrock of the province’s economy.
Here’s the latest evidence that natural resources are growing in importance
The resource economy is a thing of the past? Not so fast. New data from the British Columbia government proves the opposite.
Once again, majority of Top 100 B.C. companies are in resources
The idea that natural resources are receding as the driver of the provincial economy proves to be just as mythical as ever. Forestry, mining and other sectors are going from strength to strength.
Why we’re taking such pride in Canadian resources
Why are we suddenly acting ashamed or embarrassed at Canada’s abundant crude oil, natural gas, pulp and paper, lumber, potash, water, coal, land, and base metal resources? Energy executive Paul Colborne makes an eloquent case for getting past those feelings.
Resource denial: Watching the BC Greens denigrate resource people with worrisome implications
The BC Greens, who hold the balance of power in the province’s Legislature, have revealed just how contemptuously they view resource people, and how little they understand the basis of Canadian prosperity.
It’s a new year, but the challenges ahead look awfully familiar
In 2018, many British Columbians don’t want to see an expansion of natural resource industries here, especially energy-based export industries.