Good reasons to invest in British Columbia

BusinessBC's Economic Outlook 2006

Increased employment likely as industries struggle to keep up with demand for workers to support projected growth

More Alberta crude set to flow to B.C.'s coast

Energy goliaths draft multibillion dollar oil pipeline expansion plans to feed world demand via Prince Rupert or Kitimat

B.C. expecting 36,000 new arrivals

Influx of interprovincial and international migrants is biggest in five years: BC Stats

Container port set for Prince Rupert

$120m facility will shorten distance to Asian markets

Kitimat LNG plant takes step forward

Receiving terminal proposal is now before environmental assessment office

Lumber firms plan to expand

They want to take advantage of larger harvests resulting from pine beetle infestation

Mining revenues hit record 3.49b in '04

Last year's B.C. total expected to be surpassed in '05

Overwhelmed port chokes U.S. imports

The huge growth in shipping of containers into the U.S. means ships face long delays in Los Angeles

Petro dollars set to flood B.C. in 2005

Investment in forestry also forecast to jump as province's resource sector spending boom builds, report says

Pipeline passes a mayor hurdle

PetroChina's decision to get on board gives new impetus to plan for Alberta to B.C. 'Gateway' line

Ports Strategy to attract cruise ships / container traffic

Federal government announced $30 million for Prince Rupert port. BC government and CN Rail committed to matching that amount.

Shell spends $85m on gas rights

B.C.'s monthly auction totalled $100.8 million - biggest take since September 2003

Transportation routes all lead toward the Pacific Rim

CP Rail bets on increased trade with Asia with expansion of freight facilities

*all articles dated 2005