Resource Works

Advocating for the public good in responsible natural resource development

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

"What can be provided from Northeast BC is literally in the trillions of dollars worth of economic opportunity for this province."

@LarryNeufeldCon, MLA for Peace River South, on why the transition to a zero-carbon economy will take far longer than people want to believe, and what the trillions coming from natural resources pay for: healthcare, education and quality of life for people across the province

#TheWorkWeDo #NorthernBC #BCEconomy #NaturalResources

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Natural gas isn’t greenwashing – it’s historical accuracy under attack.
The B.C. Utilities Commission shift to “fossil gas” inverts the historical reality, our @sjmuir argues. https://t.co/CCk8lQGtkT

[MABC @MA_BC]

Team BC in Ottawa to advance partnership on $79 Billion in critical minerals and mining development.

Today, a delegation from @MA_BC, including members from @TeckResources, @TasekoMines, @CenterraGold, @SeabridgeInc, @FPX_Nickel and @elkvalleyr @GlencoreCanada joined @JagrupBrar1, Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals in Ottawa as part of a ‘Team BC’ effort to advance major mining projects and strengthen Canada’s economic and national security.

British Columbia is uniquely positioned to lead:
🔹 19 of Canada’s 34 critical minerals are found or produced in BC
🔹 31 major projects in development,(~$79B in potential economic activity)
🔹 Canada’s leading producer of copper and steelmaking coal

Recent project approvals show progress—but faster, more coordinated permitting between federal and provincial governments will be key to maintaining momentum and attracting global investment.

A strong, coordinated approach between governments is essential if Canada is going to fully unlock the potential of critical minerals.

#CriticalMinerals #Mining #TeamBC #EconomicGrowth #BCPoli #CDNPoli

@goehring_m @TimMcEwan1

[Power Struggle @OnPowerStruggle]

Canada views energy in isolation. Japan can't. Germany learned the hard way.
Dr. David Detomasi on why the rest of the world doesn't think about energy the way we do. 🎧 https://t.co/ywpWQYVKhF

#powerstruggle #podcast #energysecurity #geopolitics #lng

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

“These projects represent over $41 billion in near-term investment, tens of thousands of new jobs… and $21 billion in tax revenue for governments,”

That's what @MA_BC president @goehring_m said of 31 critical mineral, metal and steelmaking coal projects at a press conference in Ottawa this morning.

But the boom is at risk from UNDRIP lawfare. Their ask: restore certainty on Section 35, and clarify that Aboriginal rights don't extend to U.S. tribes.

@nbennett_ca has the story:
https://t.co/RbI9cZGFuH

#Cdnpoli #BCPoli #mining

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

This Thursday in Edmonton, municipal leaders from across Canada are sitting down with energy experts to talk about the decisions that actually shape local communities.
The ESF Municipal Energy Dialogue—June 4, 9am–2pm at The Westin Edmonton. @sjmuir is moderating.

Still time to join! Learn more:
https://t.co/3N2w2GeSxP

#MunicipalEnergy #CdnPoli #EnergyPolicy #FCM2026

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

"Canada has quietly become on of the most interesting places on earth for energy."

@sjmuir reporting from Singapore, where the evidence can’t be denied. The world doesn’t just need more Canada, it wants more Canada too.

#BCPoli #CdnPoli #oilandgas #NaturalResources

[Barry Penner @BarryPenner1]

At 4:51pm on May 28th as the BC Legislature was adjourning for summer, BC Hydro’s plan to keep the lights on in 2030 was posted on the BC Utilities Commission website. Amazing coincidence!

Is there something the BC Government hopes you don’t notice?

https://t.co/nkOlzQkqQq

[Power Struggle @OnPowerStruggle]

A quarter of the world lives in energy poverty. Some African countries use the same amount of electricity in a year as California uses to heat its hot tubs.

Dr. David Detomasi on the global energy gap we keep forgetting. 🎧 https://t.co/EGZ5fW1dJA

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Resources and innovation are not rivals.

MLA for Kelowna-Mission @gavindew has a portfolio that spans everything from permitting to skills training and he rejects the idea that resource industries and innovation exist in tension. The real opportunity lies in combining the two to deliver both sustainability and growth and create high-skilled, tech-enabled jobs.

https://t.co/HpPYLBYMxX

#TheWorkWeDo #BCPoli #TechJobs #ResourceJobs

[First Nations Natural Gas Alliance @FNNGAlliance]

View: To secure our economy and our sovereignty, Canada must review national #energy goals: https://t.co/vpIbUBrcVf @Resource_Works

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Germany is so desperate for secure energy it's willing to pay a premium for Canadian LNG shipped halfway around the world.

"The risk premium is real." - @ExnerPirot

@nbennett_ca on why the Ksi Lisims LNG offtake agreement with Germany's SEFE is a big deal: https://t.co/RanqkSmQVW

#BCPoli #CdnPoli #LNG #OOTT #EnergyPolicy

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Skeena MLA @ClaireRattee explains why unclear policies and permitting delays are stalling investment across northwestern BC, from Terrace to Kitimat to Indigenous nations advancing their own projects: https://t.co/qDkefwpUty

#TheWorkWeDo #BCPoli #LNG #Economy

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Resource communities used to chase smokestacks—find a big industry player and plant them in town.

Shannon Stange of the Northern Innovation Network says that's no longer the play.

Now it's about nurturing innovators at home so they don't have to leave to succeed.

#TheWorkWeDo #NorthernBC #Innovation #ResourceCommunities

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

"What we remember about post-secondary education being very traditional and regimented... it isn’t what we’re trying to do anymore."

@cnc_bc_ca's Cindy Heitman explains how education in northern B.C. is evolving:
✅ Tailoring programs to direct industry needs.
✅ Training local healthcare workers for remote resource camps.
✅ Removing traditional barriers to access.

https://t.co/CxPe6Exsb1

#TheWorkWeDo #BCPoli #Education #NorthernBC

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

"We don't want to hear what people are against—we want to hear what they're for."
@MarkJCarney said that to 700 business leaders at @BoardofTrade in Vancouver yesterday just before a one-on-one with Premier @Dave_Eby.

@nbennett_ca on what Team Canada actually requires of BC right now: https://t.co/s3K9WihKbN

#BCPoli #CdnPoli #NaturalResources

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Six things have changed and Canada's climate policy hasn't caught up.

Energy security. Arctic sovereignty. The IPCC worst-case scenarios. The @IEA's message to Canada. Public support for pipelines. Canadians' priorities.

@JamesRRushton1 makes the case for a comprehensive policy review: https://t.co/EcpptiSoaL

#CdnPoli #BCPoli #EnergyPolicy #OOTT

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

Between May 7 and 17, Canadians were presented with a head-spinning set of policy changes regarding energy production and deployment in this country.

Karen Graham, Chair of the Resource Works Advisory Council, on what the flurry of federal energy announcements means, and what they demand of BC:
https://t.co/RJkJygCTrU

#BCPoli #CdnPoli #EnergyPolicy #LNG #OOTT

[Kiel Giddens @KielGiddens]

Four years after a brazen attack on a Coastal GasLink Pipeline worksite by anarchists, there are still no arrests.

As global investors consider potential investment decisions in projects like LNG Canada Phase 2 & Ksi Lisims LNG, they want to know that public safety and the rule of law are paramount.

How are investors in major projects supposed to trust that people and assets will be safe if the BC Government can’t prosecute an act of domestic terror?

Investors require certainty, and they’re not getting it under a BC NDP Government.

[Resource Works @Resource_Works]

“We're not the enemy. We want to be a participant and we want to be a partner."
Elected Chief Robert Michell of Stellat'en First Nation on how his community is navigating the forestry downturn, and building for a 20-year horizon: https://t.co/XaIE92wtnl

#TheWorkWeDo #Forestry #NorthernBC #NaturalResources