BC's Industries

November 2004

BC's INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, Mining and Oil Exploration, Forestry, Fishing, Tourism ,

Film Industry

Most sites have lots of links to related sites

CHECK THE ARCHIVES AND IN-DEPTH ARTICLES OF THE NEWSPAPERS: SEE CURRENT EVENTS
CHECK THE ENVIRONMENT LINK FOR ISSUE RELATED ARTICLES, ALSO BIGCHALK (ON THE HOMEPAGE)
DON'T FORGET TO USE THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (ON HOME PAGE)

SEARCH SMART! Use Google and Boolean Operators (Google defaults to AND)Check Off Canada only. Use quotation marks around phrases.

Example: "fishing industry" "British Columbia"

Example: : "film industry" "British Columbia"

eLibrary Canada on the Library Homepage is a good source of information, Use the button for Canadian sources only.

BC Stats

B.C. Ministry Competition, Science and Enterprise: Contains industry profiles

Reports: Business Indicators: Frequency: Monthly: Subjects of general interest relating to the provincial economy, such as: "So, Where's the Growth?", "An Overview of the B.C. Economy", "Tourism in British Columbia", etc.

A Guide to the BC Economy and Labour Market: A must visit site! (Also available in print form at the Circulation Desk)

Statistics on Natural Resources

Natural Resources Canada

BC Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management

David Suzuki Foundation: Climate Change; Pacific Salmon Forests; Forestry; Fisheries; Salmon Aquaculture; Local Initiatives; FAQs

Living Oceans

West Coast Environmental Law: ISSUES: BC Endangered Species Coalition; Environmental Regulation; Fish and Oceans; Forestry; Land; Wetlands; Water

Watereshed Sentinel: Industry Issues : Environmental News from Georgia Strait, British Columbia, Canada and from the World

Georgia Strait Alliance
The Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA), is a charitable, non-profit society formed in 1990 to protect, preserve and restore the marine environment and ecological well-being of Georgia Strait and its adjoining waters. Issues relatied to the fishing Industry: Salmon Aquaculture, Household Toxics Central Coast Land and Coastal Resource, Management Plan Pulp Pollution, Quadrat Studies, Marine Protected Areas, Clean Boating Program

AGRICULTURE

BC Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Fisheries

Agriculture

Farms and the Future of Food in BC; Hunger, Poverty and Food Security: Rethinking Social Policy?;Recent Indicators

FORESTRY

Clearcutting and Logging: The War of the Woods

BC Ministry of Forests

Greenpeace Canada

CANFOR Corporation
Many Links to Websites from the CANFOR web page

BC forest industry needs to do more with its wood

West Coast Forest Industry

MINING