Insights and Stories on British Columbia

Rate of rise in farmland value ‘surprised’ in 2021

Mar. 14, 2022 at 7:32 pm CDT

MarketsFarm — Despite a year of economic uncertainty due to extreme weather, reduced crop yields and the COVID-19 pandemic, the value of Canadian farmland rose by its highest rate in four years, according to a report from Farm Credit Canada (FCC). FCC’s report, released Monday, revealed that the national average […]

AgriRecovery underway for flood-battered B.C. farms

Feb. 7, 2022 at 8:07 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Year-end profits up for CN, CP despite lower grain handles

Jan. 29, 2022 at 2:38 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Grain movement to Vancouver picking up

Dec. 20, 2021 at 7:33 pm CST

By Allan Dawson

CN again reopens Kamloops-Vancouver corridor

Dec. 6, 2021 at 5:03 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CN rerouting trains, aims to re-open line to Vancouver on weekend

Dec. 1, 2021 at 6:27 pm CST

Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) said Wednesday it was aiming to reopen its track in the crucial Kamloops-to-Vancouver corridor in flood-hit British Columbia this weekend. The Pacific province, trying to rebuild after devastating floods in November, received more rain over the weekend and this week. CN operates one of […]

By Reuters

British Columbia braces for more heavy rain

Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:48 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — British Columbia is facing more heavy rains as the province tries to recover from massive floods and mudslides, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth told reporters on Tuesday. Farnworth said crews were working to shore up dikes and dams, adding some roads would be closed protectively. Flooding […]

By Reuters

Prairie winter weather a sign of La Nina repeat

Nov. 30, 2021 at 9:30 pm CST

MarketsFarm — December marks the start of what meteorologists call “meteorological winter” — and this winter, the Pacific Ocean phenomenon known as La Nina may be rearing its head once again. La Nina (Spanish for “little girl”) is a climate pattern detected over the Pacific every few years where cooler […]

By Adam Peleshaty

B.C. extends fuel restrictions following flooding

Nov. 29, 2021 at 8:00 pm CST

Reuters — Government officials in British Columbia on Monday extended restrictions on the use of fuel by residents, saying it was needed for emergency vehicles as the region recovers from devastating floods. The order, first issued on Nov. 19, limits vehicles deemed “non-essential” by the government to 30 litres of […]

By Reuters

Some B.C. milk runs resume as roads reopen

Nov. 23, 2021 at 7:20 pm CST

Milk pickups are resuming for some southern British Columbia dairy farmers, days after flooding and landslides caused by a days-long rainstorm cut off vehicle traffic through the region. In the wake of the Nov. 14-16 storm, with trucks unable to reach farms, the B.C. Milk Marketing Board on Nov. 16 […]

By Dave Bedard