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What does regenerative farming mean at this Richmond farm?

What does regenerative farming mean at this Richmond farm?

"We're not going for the 100-mile diet here. (It's) the 100-foot diet," says farm director.
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Can Frank Callaghan strike gold twice in B.C.’s Cariboo?

Can Frank Callaghan strike gold twice in B.C.’s Cariboo?

The Barkerville prospector-promoter is again staking a claim in a region he helped develop
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Updated: Squamish council delays decision on FortisBC TUP ‘lodge’ permit over location concerns

Updated: Squamish council delays decision on FortisBC TUP ‘lodge’ permit over location concerns

Council votes to bring the workers' accommodation TUP back to a future public hearing.
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Ottawa approves sale of Teck's steelmaking coal business to Glencore

Ottawa approves sale of Teck's steelmaking coal business to Glencore

VANCOUVER — The last hurdle in Teck Resources Ltd.
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Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout

Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout

VANCOUVER — Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer.
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B.C. salmon are struggling. A Coquitlam hatchery is making changes

B.C. salmon are struggling. A Coquitlam hatchery is making changes

The Hoy–Scott Creek Watershed Society in Coquitlam received the funding this spring from the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Community Salmon Program.
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LNG marine jetty at Tilbury gets federal environmental approval

LNG marine jetty at Tilbury gets federal environmental approval

A few final approvals remain for the project.
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Feds announce $11 million in funding for clean energy projects, mostly in Alberta

Feds announce $11 million in funding for clean energy projects, mostly in Alberta

CALGARY — Eleven clean energy projects, most of which are based in Alberta, have been selected to receive a total of $11 million in federal funding.
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Record number of Pacific salmon harvested last year

Record number of Pacific salmon harvested last year

Russians, Alaskans and pink salmon continue to dominate Pacific salmon commercial fishery.
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FortisBC says all customers now see renewable natural gas on utility bills

FortisBC says all customers now see renewable natural gas on utility bills

RNG is a non-fossil-fuel form of natural gas, typically produced by harnessing the methane produced from landfills or agricultural waste.
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