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AME BC Thanks Lekstrom for Service as Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources; Welcomes Bennett (0)

June 15, 2010 • Category: News Releases

The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) thanked Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom for his service as BC Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and welcomes his successor in the provincial cabinet, Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett.
“We thank Blair Lekstrom for his strong support of the mineral exploration and development sector [...]

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Rick Conte will be Joining the AME BC Team June 1! (0)

We are pleased to announce that Mr. Rick Conte will be joining the AME BC team as Vice President, Technical and Regulatory Affairs as of June 1.
Rick has been the Executive Director with Mineral Titles Branch, a part of the provincial Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, since 2002. One of his key roles [...]

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Teck Celebrity Pie Throw a Success! (0)

By Jonathan Buchanan
Teck hosted its annual Celebrity Pie Throw in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery during Mining Week on May 13, and as usual, it was an unqualified success. The BC mining community raised $1,370,950 at this event for the Mining for Miracles campaign to benefit BC Children’s Hospital.
100% of the funds raised in [...]

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B.C.’s mineral exploration sector not surprised by Fraser Institute survey results (0)

Vancouver, BC – April 15, 2010 – The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) called for the B.C. government to continue to work with industry to address the ongoing challenges facing mineral explorers in light of B.C.’s continued decline in the standings of the Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies.
This year’s report [...]

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Green Light for Red Chris (0)

Rhona Macintosh – The Core
The Red Chris project in northern B.C. has received a green light from the Supreme Court of Canada to go ahead with permitting and construction. This is a good thing for both the mining industry as well as the communities in an area that badly needs economic stimulus.
Gavin Dirom, President and CEO [...]

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Profile: The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien (0)

The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, P.C., C.C., O.M., Q.C., B.A., LL.L., former Prime Minister of Canada and now currently counsel for Heenan Blaikie, left the Office of Prime Minister of Canada on December 12, 2003.  Mr. Chrétien primarily works out of the Heenan Blaikie Ottawa office, but is also active in the Montreal and other [...]