Gitxaala has changed all the ground rules in British Columbia
Court says UNDRIP now guides all B.C. laws, reshaping the risks around mills, mines and the North Coast transmission push.
When it comes to oil tankers, can we have safety, not scares?
Oil tanker loading at the Trans Mountain pipeline terminal at Burnaby.
The trickster politics of the tanker ban are hiding a much bigger reckoning for B.C.
For years, a conservation NGO supported by major foreign foundations has taken on the guise of Indigenous governance authority on British Columbia’s north coast. Meanwhile, rights-holding First Nations with an economic agenda are reshaping the region, yet their equal weight is overlooked. A clash of values has resulted.
From MacGyver to mass production in Northeast BC
The Northern Innovation Network urges makers to patent, partner, and scale—turning field-tested solutions like solar-powered well gear and zero-emissions generators into exportable products.
Indigenous equity deals are moving from percentages to power
At IPSS, legal, finance, and industry leaders unpacked how Indigenous equity in major projects really gets done, from custom governance and capital structures to the patient trust-building that makes partnerships durable.
The power revolution under our noses
Bloom Energy founder developed his invention for a trip to Mars. But closer to home the affordable, reliable, low emissions technology is winning fans.
Teck’s Formula 1–style control room shows what modern mining looks like
A remote operating centre in Chile highlights the shift to safer, cleaner, data-driven mining.
China is now making synthetic gas out of coal
Coal-to-gas expansion blows up ‘gas is as bad as coal’—and shows the need for responsible LNG.
Mining isn’t distant — it’s daily
How Donna Beneteau, Bruce Downing, and a simple question are reshaping the way Canadians understand mining.