Resource Works

Resource Works

Background

Resource Works describes itself as a “public-interest advocacy and communications not-for-profit” based in Vancouver, BC, with the stated mission to “reignite the promise of Canada’s economic future leading respectful, inclusive and fact-based dialogue on natural resource development.”1Mission,” Resource Works. Archived November 14, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tDnZy

Resource Works offered the following description in 2014, emphasizing its focus on natural resource development:2Philip Cross. “The 7 Myths of BC’s Resource Economy” (PDF), Resource Works, April 9, 2014. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“Resource Works is an independent Society open to participation by British Columbians from all walks of life who are concerned about their future economic opportunities. It is a response to the widespread observation that low economic literacy is a barrier to meaningful public discourse on matters central to the quality of life of British Columbians.

“Resource Works communicates with British Columbians about the importance of the province’s resource sectors for their personal well-being. It demonstrates how responsible development of British Columbia’s resources creates jobs and innovation throughout the province, both directly and indirectly, while maintaining a clean and healthy environment. And Resource Works shows how the long-term economic future of British Columbia including the Lower Mainland depends on the responsible development and extraction of the province’s resources.”

As reported at The Narwhal, Resource Works was given seed funding by the Business Council of British Columbia (BCBC), which said in its 2014 annual report, the Business Council “launched several initiatives that are of strategic importance to the province’s economy” that included Resource Works.3Donald Gutstein. “Resource Works: Two Cheers for Natural Resources?The Narwhal, August 7, 2015. Archived December 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/cj6Bb 4Annual Report 2014: Where Leaders Meet to Unlock BC’s Full Potential,” Business Council of British Columbia.

The BCBC annual report offered the following description:

“Resource Works, launched in April 2014, brings British Columbians together for a respectful, fact-based dialogue on responsible resource development in the province and the connected nature of our urban and rural economies. As an initiative spurred out of the BC Agenda for Shared Prosperity (BCASP) project, Resource Works seeks to highlight how natural resources contribute to achieving the common economic and social prosperity goals British Columbians share. In one short year the organization has gained national acclaim as a respected and leading instigator of information, dialogue and awareness building among the broad population and thought leaders alike.”

While BCBC no longer lists its members, in 2014 its members included large oil companies, pipeline companies, and The Fraser Institute. Click or select an industry below to see members in 2014:

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According to its filed corporation documents at British Columbia registries, the purpose of the Resource Works Society (business number 81169 2235 BC0001) are:

“1. to communicate with British Columbians about the importance of the Province’s resource sectors to
their personal well-being;

2. to demonstrate how responsible and innovative development of British Columbia’s resources creates jobs and incomes throughout the Province, both directly and indirectly, while maintaining a clean and healthy environment;

3. to explain that the long term economic future of British Columbia depends on the responsible development and extraction of the Province’s resource wealth;

4. an to be an independent society open to participation by British Columbians who are interested in the
opportunities resource development bring to the Province.”

According to its bylaws as of 2018, “Members may consist of both individuals and corporate entities.”

Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase

Resource Works is behind the the Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase, an event that claims it “seeks to highlight the ways that leading-edge relationships between Indigenous business and corporate Canada are making reconciliation a reality for the whole nation.”

Event sponsors have included Enbridge, the oil advocacy group Modern Miracle Network, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), Teck Resources, the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, Coastal GasLink among others (see full list below sponsors listed for the 2022 conference).5Sponsors.” 2022 Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase. Archived May 6, 2022. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Stance on Climate Change

August 31, 2022

Stewart Muir and Resource Works managing director Margareta Dovgal wrote at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute that natural resource development and “Capital formation” would be elements in adapting to climate change:6The coming energy crisis: How did things get so bad, so fast? Stewart Muir and Margareta Dovgal for Inside Policy,” Macdonald-Laurier Institute, August 31, 2022. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/REO1l

“A poor, weak, irrelevant country can’t reduce emissions, adapt to climate change, defend its borders or invest in healthcare, education and reconciliation,” they wrote.

“Natural resources are not incidental to our exceptional quality of life. They are the foundation. They are the way to ensure a future for Canada where we all thrive, combat climate change, develop high-impact science and technology exports, and make a better world possible.”

October 18, 2022

Resource Works tweeted an article called “Suppressing good news is scaring our kids witless” by Bjorn Lomborg in the Financial Post. Lomborg claimed in the article that polar bears have not been as negatively impacted by climate change as portrayed in the media.7Bjorn Lomborg. “Bjorn Lomborg: Suppressing good news is scaring our kids witless,” Financial Post, September 15, 2022. Archived September 15, 2022.

Funding

The Narwhal reported in 2015 that while Resource Works doesn’t disclose its funding sources, “the organization did volunteer the information that seed funding came from the B.C. Business Council, which says in its annual report that it ‘initiated’ the organization.”8Donald Gutstein. “Resource Works: Two Cheers for Natural Resources?The Narwhal, August 7, 2015. Archived December 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/cj6Bb 9Annual Report 2014: Where Leaders Meet to Unlock BC’s Full Potential,” Business Council of British Columbia.

Corporation Documents

Key People

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Actions

November 29, 2022

Resource Works organized an event featuring a “conversation on the path to net zero” sponsored by the Pathways Alliance and Foresight Canada.10LUNCH: Energy leaders in conversation on the path to net zero,” Evenbrite. Archived November 24, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/o9h8C

Speakers listed include Mark Cameron, vice-president of external relations with the Pathways Alliance, Amee Barber of General Fusion, and Matthew Klippenstein of the Canadian Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Association.

The Pathways Alliance includes major oil sands producing companies Canadian Natural, Cenovus Energy, ConocoPhillips Canada, Imperial Oil, MEG Energy, and Suncor. The group claims to have the goal to “achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from our operations by 2050.”11Who we are,” Pathways Alliance. Archived November 24, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/cs6Jz

November 28, 2022

Resource Works was one of the founding partners of “The BC Coalition for Action and Sustainable Prosperity,” a coalition calling itself a “group of Indigenous and business leaders, Nations, companies, organizations, and communities that possess the expertise and capacity to invest and sustainably and safely build necessary infrastructure and facilities, transport people and goods, and export B.C.’s bounty of low carbon natural resources, food, and energy products that the world needs and wants to buy from our province.”12FNMPC, BCBC and FNCI announce a Coalition in support of action to urgently address global and domestic climate change that achieves a just and prosperous British Columbia,” Business Council of British Columbia, November 28, 2022. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/xP663

Founding members included:

  • Business Council of British Columbia
  • First Nations Major Projects Coalition
  • First Nations Climate Initiative
  • Global Container Terminals
  • Canadian Fuels Association
  • Mining Association of British Columbia
  • Sedgwick Strategies
  • The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC)
  • Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
  • Shell
  • Resource Works
  • BC Trucking Association
  • North River Midstream
  • First Nations LNG Alliance

The group advocates for increasing development in BC on the premise of reducing global emissions:

“Critical minerals, metals, forest products, commodities, food, and energy exports from B.C. are on average half the greenhouse gas intensity of those from competing jurisdictions. To reduce global emissions and create prosperity we need timely access to markets,” they claim.

November 23, 2022

Stewart Muir appeared in a video by former BC Proud spokesman Aaron Gunn where Gunn advocates for the continued logging of old-growth forests in BC.13Last Stand: The War for BC’s Old Growth Forests,” Facebook video by Aaron Gunn, November 23, 2022. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.

According to Gunn, BC’s forestry industry has “been under attack by activists, protestors, and even our own government.”

Muir appears at 10:54 in the video:

“Forestry accounts for about one third of BC’s goods exports. It’s a huge amount,” Muir said in the video,.

Resource Works had published an article in February 2022 alleging bias of “narrow interest groups” who opposed logging in a Old Growth Technical Advisory Panel.14How a blatantly biased forestry panel steered toward a crucial outcome,” Resource Works, February 7, 2022. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tgqGT

“First Nations governments, along with industry, labour, community groups and public interest advocacy voices like Resource Works, were completely excluded from the process while a clique of groups that uniformly oppose logging were given privileged inside access to the panel and its process,” Resource Works wrote.

August 31, 2022

Resource Works executive director Stewart Muir and its managing director Margareta Dovgal co-wrote an article for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute‘s Inside Policy publication focusing on Natural resources as the “foundation…to our exceptional quality of life.”15Stewart Muir and Margareta Dovgal. “The coming energy crisis: How did things get so bad, so fast? Stewart Muir and Margareta Dovgal for Inside Policy,” Macdonald-Laurier Institute, August 31, 2022. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/aPGnK

Muir and Dovgal suggested the idea that fossil fuels “will vanish from our energy system in 20 years or less” is “an absurd belief if you consider the hard evidence” and that it “has been a source of votes for political candidates taking up the banner of radical energy transition.”

They also promote hydrogen as a “promising opportunity,” adding: “We ourselves are part of a team developing a project to produce competitively priced green hydrogen using a pioneering, proven process.”

“Nonetheless it remains the responsible development of existing, commercially-deployable-right-now, high-value assets in energy that positions Canada to invest in clean tech.”

“Alberta’s energy patch is leaner today, with a renewed determination to succeed in the new, low-emissions world. Oil companies are going into the carbon-management business. Not just companies but also governments, small business owners, workers and First Nations with their own economic aspirations are seeing the writing on the wall: only with greatly improved environmental performance can this story continue,” they wrote.

“Capital formation for innovation and decarbonization requires real commercial viability and an enabling regulatory regime. Why would anyone ever invest in building these (speculative) things in Canada when we can’t even get the existing goods to market? Why invest in Canada’s energy future, when we can’t even project confidence on the present opportunities?”

March 14, 2022

Stewart Muir appeared on The Nemeth Report on an episode titled “ENGO Protest & Violence: Is it getting worse?16Season 2 Episode 3 — ENGO Protest & Violence: Is it getting worse? Conversation with Stewart Muir,” The Nemeth Report, March 14, 2022. Archived December 2, 2022. Archived .mp4 on file at DeSmog.

Tammy Nemeth previously talked to the Friends of Science, a Calgary-based group that denies global warming,17“Dr. Tammy Nemeth: The Transnational Progressive Movement,” Friends of Science Calgary, May 20, 2022. Archived December 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/N46sv about her role in the so-called “Allan Inquiry” in Alberta, which investigated the environmental movement in Canada under Jason Kenney’s UCP and found no wrongdoing.18Drew Anderson. “‘Anti-Alberta’ inquiry points finger at media and environmentalists but finds no wrongdoing,” The Narwhal, October 21, 2021. Archived December 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/lLIIA

Nemeth’s contribution to the Inquiry claimed a “transnational progressive movement” is attempting to overthrow the “modern western industrial capitalist society” by infiltrating institutions such as the United Nations and the World Bank, universities and corporations, CBC News reported.19Janet French. “Alberta inquiry commissioner Steve Allan donated 9 months of work, report says,” CBC News, May 13, 2022. Archived December 2, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/TUAud

According to the episode description, Nemeth spoke to Muir on “the ongoing and escalating environmental activism and violence against resource development projects in British Columbia.”

February 28, 2022

Resource Works advocated for increasing Canadian LNG exports shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. 20It’s time to get Canada into the world LNG game,” Resource Works, February 28, 2022. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/jGpnb

“BC LNG could build a safer and cleaner world,” Resource Works suggested in a blog post. “Europe desperately needs to secure long-term and stable supplies of natural gas, now that its supply is threatened by Russia’s hard-line geo-politics.”

The article concludes with a call to action to those in government to approve LNG export project: “can we please move fast to get Canada into the game to meet some of that world demand?”

January 25, 2022

Resource Works published an article on carbon capture and storage (CCS), claiming opponents of CCS “are playing a dangerous game.”21Move to scuttle carbon capture would be equivalent of banning all renewable energy,” Resource Works, January 25, 2022. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/XR95L

“Purist climate activists are courting disaster with a new attempt to undermine confidence in a Canadian carbon capture project that has pioneered climate-friendly technologies now in use in Norway and The Netherlands,” the Resource Works article claimed.

Resource Works alleged, “It’s plain to see that a distaste for oil & gas is behind” the report by Global Witness titled “Hydrogen’s Hidden Emissions.” The Global Witness report criticized Shell’s hydrogen plant in Alberta, Canada for “emitting more climate-wrecking gases than it is capturing.”

“Industry lobbyists claim that 90% or more of the carbon dioxide produced at fossil hydrogen plants will be captured. However, only 48% of the carbon emissions produced at Shell’s plant are being captured – far less than promised by the industry in general,” the Global Witness report suggested.22“HYDROGEN’S HIDDEN EMISSIONS” (PDF), Global Witness, January 2022. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

January 20, 2022

Stewart Muir discussed the environmental movement in BC as a “threat” to investment, claiming coordination on environmental lobbying as part of a “Grand Coalition.”23Stewart Muir. “Meet the grand coalition,” Resource Works. Archived December 1, 2022.

Muir wrote:

“In several cases, the coalition agenda is sprawling and the distinguishing features aren’t immediately evident. Four broad themes are at work. Each constitutes some kind of threat to investment intentions, the health of rural communities, and a successful economy that benefits all British Columbia residents:

1. Land use in general
2. Maritime activities
3. Climate policies
4. Specific projects and industries”

Muir claims “the Grand Coalition has been incredibly successful in creating and controlling propaganda vehicles,” and names media outlets The Narwhal and National Observer. He contrasts this with what he describes as the “pro-economy coalition” that “has benefited from limited but consistent support from some corners of legacy news organizations where journalism as it was once defined is still practiced.”

December 2021

Citing the Canadian Energy Centre and members of the First Nations LNG Alliance, Resource Works suggested Wet’suwet’en community members who supported pipeline development were experiencing a “forgotten struggle.”24“‘They’re ruining our names,’ say Wet’suwet’en community members,” Resource Works, December 7, 2021. Archived November 30, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/5Sgx9

“British Columbians have lately been hearing a lot about the Wet’suwet’en people. But, as new blockades and anti-pipeline protests appear in the province’s north, the loudest voices are not always representative of the community. In fact, in this case, the loudest chorus comes from outsiders,” Resource Works’ research and communications coordinator Josiah Haynes claimed in the Resource Works article.

“[I]f CGL has widespread support from community members, elected governments, and even some hereditary leaders, why do blockade figures persist in persecuting dissenting voices and threatening workers?” he asked.

May 2021

Resource Works released a publication on forestry in BC purportedly “Setting the record straight” and opposing an end to old-growth tree harvesting.25“Forestry in BC: Setting the Record Straight” (PDF), Resource Works, May 2021. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“Alarming claims are being made about the state of forestry in British Columbia,” the publication claimed. “Some say that forests are in a state of crisis that can only be addressed by extreme and immediate actions.”

“We decided to review those talking points. Among them, we refute the claims being placed before local governments requesting that motions and resolutions be passed to end old-growth harvesting.”

“The fact is, forest management in BC is not in crisis; far from it. Rather, there is a ‘crisis’ of misinformation.”

April 8, 2021

Resource Works and the Task Force for Real Jobs, Real Recovery commissioned a poll that claimed to find “An overwhelming majority of Canadians believe that natural resource development is an important contributor to the economy and investing in it will help the nation’s post COVID-19 recovery.”26“Resource Works: Four out of Five Canadians Say Natural Resources Are Good for the Economy,” Bloomberg, April 8, 2021. Archived December 6, 2021. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/rdbEv

“[M]ost Canadians connect the dots between the high quality of life they enjoy, and the natural resource sector that remains in 2021 an economic driver we cannot do without,” Stewart Muir said of the poll.

“Continued use and development of natural resources will generate good jobs, provide government revenues and result in innovations that reduce their climate impact,” he said.

March 22, 2021

Stewart Muir wrote a letter to Jean-Denis Charlebois with the Canada Energy Regulator “to indicate our support for Trans Mountain’s request for confidentiality regarding the identity of its insurers” with regards to the Trans Mountain pipeline.”27“Insurance request is about the integrity of the public process and the civility of political debate” (PDF), Resource Works, March 22, 2021. Retrieved from Canada Energy regulator documents index. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“With a strong business case, the full support of the relevant elected government, and decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada, the operation of this pipeline should be a foregone conclusion,” Muir wrote.

“Turning down the Project’s request for confidentiality would make it easier to conduct harassment campaigns while providing no benefit to Canadians,” he claimed.

November 2020

Resource Works executive director Stewart Muir created and circulated an open letter to be signed by mayors of BC communities to then-BC-premier John Horgan advocating for increased resource development as part of a pandemic recovery plan.28Additional Agenda,” Mackenzie British Columbia Council, November 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“Over the next four years, supporting responsible natural resource development is one of the most crucial things you can do,” the letter read. “Supporting natural resources means ensuring the right policies are in place.”

The letter listed “pillars” of economic well-being as including to “move quickly to enable shovel-ready projects to proceed.”

2020

The Resource Works project, Task Force for Real Jobs, Real Recovery, released a report promoting the natural resource sector’s involvement in economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. It was titled “Securing Canada’s Economic Future: Natural resources for real jobs and real recovery.”29Securing Canada’s Economic Future: Natural resources for real jobs and real recovery” (PDF), Task Force for Real Jobs, Real Recovery. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

“The natural resource sector is now poised to lead efforts with the federal government to rebuild a prosperous economy while meeting our climate targets,” the report read.

The report said its recommendations came from a “36-member coalition of industry, business, labour and Indigenous groups from mining, construction, forestry, labour, chemistry, transportation, oil and gas and Indigenous economic development.” Listed coalition members included a number of oil, forestry, mining, and other natural resource development advocate groups:

  • Aboriginal Skilled Workers Association
  • Alberta Chamber of Resources
  • Alberta Forest Products Association
  • Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association
  • Association for Mineral Exploration of BC
  • Atlantic Chamber of Commerce
  • Atlantica Centre for Energy
  • BC Chamber of Commerce
  • BC Construction Association
  • Business Council of Alberta
  • Canada West Construction Union
  • Canada Works Council
  • Canada’s Ironworkers
  • Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
  • Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  • Canadian Chamber of Commerce
  • Chambre de Commerce du Canada
  • Canadian Energy Pipelines Association
  • Canadian Fuels Association
  • Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
  • Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC)
  • Québec Provincial Building Trades Council (International)
  • Des Nedhe Development
  • First Nations LNG Alliance
  • Forest Products Association of Canada
  • Independent Contractors and Businesses Association of BC
  • Indigenous Resource Network
  • International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
  • NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines
  • Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC)
  • Prince George Chamber of Commerce
  • Progressive Contractors Association of Canada
  • Resource Municipalities Coalition
  • Resource Works Society
  • Saskatchewan Mining Association
  • Surrey Board of Trade
  • Truck Loggers Association

The report suggested Canada should “Publicly and vocally endorse the Canadian natural resource brand” and “Commit to evidence-, science- and outcomes-based impact assessment
decisions,” to “Extend the Accelerated Capital Cost Allowance for major capital projects to
2030 and consider making it permanent,” among other recommendations.

One section outlines recommendations on how to “Align climate action and natural resource development” with the below points:

  • Develop an integrated climate and natural resource strategy that reconciles climate objectives and export of low-emissions resource commodities.
  • Rationalize the cumulative cost of the Clean Fuel Standard with federal and provincial GHG pricing systems.
  • Collaborate with provinces on: a. Implementing a robust GHG offset system, including the necessary protocols and market mechanisms to incentivize innovation. b. Ensuring a level playing field on carbon taxes or cap-and-trade emissions trading allowance pricing to ensure they don’t become barriers to internal trade. c. Accelerating investment in low-emissions innovations for facilities and sectors that are best positioned to fast-track the post-COVID-19 economic recovery”

January 28–30, 2020

Resource Works was a sponsor of the BC Natural Resources Forum. Stewart Muir was also thanked in the event program.3017th Annual BC Natural Resources Forum,” BC Natural Resources Forum, January 20, 2020. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Speakers included Haisla Chief Councillor Crystal Smith, chair of the First Nations LNG Alliance (FNLNG), although this affiliation is not listed in the program. Dan George, also a panelist, was FNLNG’s former chair. Mayor Lori Ackerman, who would later become a board member at Resource Works, was on a panel titled “Tapping BC’s Potential as an Energy Leader” along with representatives from the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, Shell Canada, BC Hydro, and moderated by Tim McMillan, President and CEO of Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).

The following was the program for the event:

Program TitleProgram SponsorRoleNameDescription
Pre-Bankquet Tradeshow ReceptionCoatal GasLink Pipeline Project Ltd.
Celebrating Natural Resources BanquetAbacus DataBruce AndersonChairman, Abacus Data
Celebrating Natural Resources BanquetAbacus DataTracy RobinsonExecutive Vice President, President Canadian Natural Gas Pipelines, TC Energy
Resource Ministers’ BreakfastTourmaline Oil Corp.Hon. Doug DonaldsonBC Minister of Forests, Lands, Natrual Resource Operations & Rural Dev.
Resource Ministers’ BreakfastTourmaline Oil Corp.Hon. Scott FraserBC Minister of Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation
Resource Ministers’ BreakfastTourmaline Oil Corp.Hon. George HeymanBC Minister of Environment & Climate Change Strategy
Resource Ministers’ BreakfastTourmaline Oil Corp.Hon. Michelle MungallBC Minister of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
Resource Ministers’ BreakfastTourmaline Oil Corp.Hon. Bruce RalstonBC Minister of Jobs, Trade & Technology
Resource Ministers’ BreakfastTourmaline Oil Corp.Bryan CoxPresident and CEO, BC LNG Alliance
Morning Coffee & NetworkingEnbridge
Official Conference OpeningMCSarah Weber(MC). President & CEO, C3 Alliance Corp.
Official Conference OpeningDayi (Chief) Clayton PountneyLheidli T’enneh First Nation
Official Conference OpeningBob ZimmerMP, Prince George, Peace River, Northern Rockies
Official Conference OpeningShirley BondMLA, Prince George, Valemount
Official Conference OpeningMayor Lyn HallCity of Prince George
Opening Keynote AddressAffonso BizonGeneral Manager, Rio Tinto BC Works
Panel 1 – A Collective Vision for BC’s Mining SectorSeabridge GoldPanelistChief John FrenchTakla Nation
Panel 1 – A Collective Vision for BC’s Mining SectorSeabridge GoldPanelistHeather LawrenceGlobal Manager, Indigenous Affairs, Teck Resources
Panel 1 – A Collective Vision for BC’s Mining SectorSeabridge GoldPanelistKathryn TeneeseNational Chair, Ktunaxa Nation Council
Panel 1 – A Collective Vision for BC’s Mining SectorSeabridge GoldPanelistBen WitherManager HSEC and People at Red Chris, Newcrest Mining
Panel 1 – A Collective Vision for BC’s Mining SectorSeabridge GoldModeratorMichael GoehringPresident & CEO, Mining Association of BC
Nutrition Break & Tradeshow NetworkingCLRA-BC
Wednesday Keynote LuncheonPrince Rupert Port AuthorityHon. John HorganPremier of British Columbia
Tradeshow Networking Break
Afternoon Keynote AddressSue PaishCEO, Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster
Panel 2 Cross-Sector CEO OutlooksPanelistRaghwa GopalPresident & CEO, Innovate BC
Panel 2 Cross-Sector CEO OutlooksPanelistPaul GrunerPresident & CEO, Det’on Cho Corporation
Panel 2 Cross-Sector CEO OutlooksPanelistKasi RaoPresident & CEO, Canada-India Business Council
Panel 2 Cross-Sector CEO OutlooksPanelistPeter ZebedeeCEO, LNG Canada
Panel 2 Cross-Sector CEO OutlooksModeratorGeneviève LatourGeneral Manager, Communities & Communications, Aluminum, Rio Tinto
Nutrition Break & Tradeshow NetworkingIUOE Local 115
Panel 3 – Prosperity Through PartnershipsSummit Earthworks Inc.PanelistMaynard AngusManager, Indigenous Relations, Prince Rupert Port Authority
Panel 3 – Prosperity Through PartnershipsSummit Earthworks Inc.PanelistDan GeorgePresident & CEO, Four Directions Management Services
Panel 3 – Prosperity Through PartnershipsSummit Earthworks Inc.PanelistJuergen PuetterCEO, Renewable Hydrogen Canada
Panel 3 – Prosperity Through PartnershipsSummit Earthworks Inc.PanelistLindsay ThompsonDirector, Indigenous Relations, BC Hydro
Panel 3 – Prosperity Through PartnershipsSummit Earthworks Inc.ModeratorJoel McKayCEO, Northern Development Initiative Trust
Morning Coffee & NetworkingChevron Kitimat LNG
Conference Day Two Opening RemarksJoel McKayCEO, Northern Development Initiative Trust
Opening Keynote AddressJames ThompsonVice-President, Western Region, CN
Panel 4 – Global Leadership in Sustainable Forest ManagementPanelistShannon JanzenVice President & Chief Forester, Western Forest Products
Panel 4 – Global Leadership in Sustainable Forest ManagementPanelistKurt NiquidetVice President & Chief Economist, BC Council of Forest Industries
Panel 4 – Global Leadership in Sustainable Forest ManagementPanelistChief Willie SellarsT’exelcemc – Williams Lake Band
Panel 4 – Global Leadership in Sustainable Forest ManagementPanelistMayor Bob SimpsonCity of Quesnel
Panel 4 – Global Leadership in Sustainable Forest ManagementModeratorMichelle WardDirector, Corporate Communications, Canfor
Nutrition Break & Tradeshow NetworkingUnited Steelworkers 1-2017
Panel 5 – Fresh Perspectives from Tomorrow’s LeadersGeoscience BCPanelistFiona McDonaldProject Manager, BC Council of Forest Industries
Panel 5 – Fresh Perspectives from Tomorrow’s LeadersGeoscience BCPanelistAnitra ParisOperations & Policy Manager, Clean Energy Association of BC
Panel 5 – Fresh Perspectives from Tomorrow’s LeadersGeoscience BCPanelistKody PennerEmployment Director, Tahltan Central Government
Panel 5 – Fresh Perspectives from Tomorrow’s LeadersGeoscience BCPanelistJessica VerhagenChief Operating Officer, Hydra Energy Corp.
Panel 5 – Fresh Perspectives from Tomorrow’s LeadersGeoscience BCModeratorKendra JohnsonPresident & CEO, Association for Mineral Exploration
Tradeshow Networking Break
Panel 6 – Tapping BC’s Potential as an Energy LeaderSpartan ControlsPanelistMayor Lori AckermanCity of Fort St. John
Panel 6 – Tapping BC’s Potential as an Energy LeaderSpartan ControlsPanelistChris BloomerPresident & CEO, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Panel 6 – Tapping BC’s Potential as an Energy LeaderSpartan ControlsPanelistMichael CrothersPresident & Country Chair, Shell Canada Limited
Panel 6 – Tapping BC’s Potential as an Energy LeaderSpartan ControlsPanelistChris O’RileyPresident & CEO, BC Hydro
Panel 6 – Tapping BC’s Potential as an Energy LeaderSpartan ControlsModeratorTim McMillanPresident & CEO, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Event sponsors were listed as follows:

Sponsor CategoryName
PatronRio Tinto
PresentingCN
PlatinumABC Recycling
PlatinumFasken Law Firm
PlatinumNorth Coal
PlatinumSkeena Resources
DiamondCanadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
DiamondInnovate BC
DiamondTourmaline Oil Corp.
Charging StationCommunity Futures
GoldCanadian Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Council
GoldIron Spear
GoldLNG Canada
GoldMcElhanney
GoldShell
GoldStrategies 360
GoldTeck Resources
Special EventChristian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC)
Special EventEcofor
Special EventPrince Rupert Port Authority
Special EventCoastal Gaslink Pipeline Project
Special EventAbacus Data
Special EventBC LNG Alliance
SilverAltaGas
SilverBC Hydro
SilverBinnie
SilverCanadian Energy Pipeline Association
SilverCenterra Gold
SilverBC Council of Forest Industries
SilverCross Country Infrastructure Services
SilverEnvironmental Dynamics Inc. (EDI)
SilverForestry Innovation Investment
SilverLlama Zoo
SilverNorthwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat
SilverOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
SilverStantec
SilverStrategic Natural Resource Consultants
SilverTriton Environmental Consultants
SessonsAssociation of BC Forest Professionals
SessonsGeoscience BC
SessonsKSM Project – Seabridge Gold
SessonsSpartan Controls
SessonsSummit Earthworks
BronzeApplied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC)
BronzeCollege of New Caledonia (CNC)
BronzeCanadian Pipeline Advisory Council
BronzeEncana
BronzeFortis BC
BronzeNew Gold
BronzePacific Northern Gas Ltd (PNG)
CopperBlake Productions Ltd.
CopperColonial Coal International Corp.
CopperConocoPhillips Canada
CopperEco Fish Research
CopperPetronas
Nutritional BreaksBC Construction Employers
Nutritional BreaksEnbridge
Nutritional BreaksIUOE Local 115
Nutritional BreaksKitimat LNG – Chevron
Nutritional BreaksUnited Steelworkers
Media99.3 The Drive
MediaCKPGTODAY.CA
MediaCKPG TV
MediaTHE RIVER 1013
Partial Proceeds SupportMining for Miracles
Partial Proceeds SupportIn Support of BC Children’s Hospital Foundation
Partial Proceeds SupportOutland – a Division of Texterra
SupportersResource Works
SupportersResource World Magazine
Water BottleInterior Heavy Equipment Operator School
Online Q&APaper Excellence
Name BadgesConstruction Maintenance and Allied Workers Canada (CMAW)
StudentAssociation for Mineral Exploration (AME)
Hotel PartnersCoast
Hotel PartnersCourtyard Marriott
Hotel PartnersFour Points by Sheraton
Hotel PartnersPomeroy Inn & Suites
Hotel PartnersRamada Plaza
Hotel PartnersSandman Signature Hotels & Resorts
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October 5, 2018

Stewart Muir, representing Resource Works, and Cheryl Maitland Muir, representing the Business Council of British Columbia—the group that launched Resource Works—were listed as intervenors in an application for the reconsideration of the Trans Mountain expansion project by Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC.31LIST OF PARTIES / LISTE DES PARTIES: Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC Application for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project – Reconsideration (HEARING ORDER MH-052-2018). Canadian Energy Regulator, October 5, 2018. Archived December 5, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hLbDh 32Annual Report 2014: Where Leaders Meet to Unlock BC’s Full Potential,” Business Council of British Columbia.

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Petronas Canada

Brian Cox of Petronas Canada commented a the 2023 BC Natural Resources Forum: “I’ve had the opportunity of working with ResourceWorks since the very beginning with Stewart Muir and his great work in connecting natural resources and the importance of those to British Columbians.”3320th Annual BC Natural Resources Forum, video on file at DeSmog.

Resource Works Programs

  • Homeland Journey — a program developed by Resource Works and “made possible by” the Modern Miracle Network, a pro-oil advocacy group founded by the CEO of Questerre Energy and tied to the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers.
  • Green Growth BC — Resource Works describes itself as the “engine behind” this initiative to “research and share fact-based science about forestry in BC.”34Resource Works marks ten years with fresh commitment to goals,” Resource Works. Archived November 19, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/hOVCC
  • Task Force for Real Jobs, Real Recovery — “Organized by” Resource Works.35Homepage, Task Force for Real Jobs, Real Recovery. Archived November 24, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/V8My1According to their profile at the Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada, members include:36Real Jobs, Real Recovery Coalition / Stewart Muir, Consultant,” Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada. Archived December 6, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/yj9xo
    • Aboriginal Skilled Workers Association (ASWA)
    • Alberta’s Industrial Heartland Association
    • Alberta Chamber of Resources
    • Alberta Forest Products Association
    • Association For Mineral Exploration BC
    • Atlantica Centre for Energy / Centre d’Atlantica pour l’Energy
    • Atlantic Chamber of Commerce // Chamber de Commerce de l’Atlantique
    • British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
    • British Columbia Construction Association
    • Business Council of Alberta
    • Canada’s Building Trades Unions / Les Syndicates des metiers de la construction du Canada
    • Canada West Construction Union
    • Canada Works Council
    • Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
    • Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
    • Canadian Chamber of Commerce
    • Canadian Energy Pipelines Association / association canadienne de pipelines d’énergie
    • Canadian Fuels Association / association canadienne des carburants
    • Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters / Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Canada
    • Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters / Manufacturiers et Exportateurs du Canada
    • Chemistry Industry Association of Canada
    • Christian Labour Association of Canada
    • Des Nedhe Development
    • Exploreres and Producers Association of Canada / L’Association des Explorateurs et Producteurs du Canada
    • First Nations LNG Alliance
    • Forest Products Association of Canada / Association des produits forestiers du Canada
    • Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
    • Indigenous Resource Network
    • International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
    • Mining Association of Canada / L’association minière du Canada
    • NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines
    • Ontario Ironworkers District Council
    • Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC)
    • Prince George Chamber of Commerce
    • Progessive Contractors Association of Canada
    • Québec Provincial Building Trades Council(International) / Conseil provincial du Québec des métiers de la construction (International)
    • Resource Municipalities Coalition
    • Resource Works Society
    • Saskatchewan Mining Association
    • Surrey Board of Trade
    • Truck Loggers Association

Contact & Address

Resource Works shares the address of the Business Council of British Columbia:37About,” British Council of British Columbia. Archived December 6, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/wjMnr

38Mission,” Resource Works. Archived November 14, 2022. Archive URL: https://archive.ph/tDnZy

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