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By Marcy Nicholson The Canadian Press
Posted February 4, 2025 7:20 pm
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Work volition proceed to fortify the B.C. economy, contempt tariff news
The British Columbia authorities has released a database of 18 captious mineral and vigor projects worthy astir $20 cardinal that it says it’s moving to accelerate successful the look of ongoing tariff threats from the United States.
The database contains mining projects that person received pushback from immoderate B.C. and Alaskan First Nations groups, including Eskay Creek, Highland Valley and Red Chris mines.
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The authorities says the “initial list” is made up of projects that already person developed business cases but inactive request immoderate benignant of licence oregon support from government.
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In summation to 4 mines, determination are 3 vigor information projects, and eleven BC Hydro cleanable vigor ventures that mostly impact upwind power.
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The Office of the Premier says successful a connection that the projects volition employment astir 8,000 radical successful B.C. and the provincial authorities is moving to place different projects.
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The merchandise of the database comes aft Premier David Eby said connected Monday that the authorities was expediting them to diversify the economy, assuming determination would beryllium “four years of continual connected and disconnected tariff threats” from the United States nether the presidency of Donald Trump.
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