Insurers unfazed by B.C. fire disaster

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The Canadian property and casualty insurance industry suffered a loss of at least 200 million Canadian dollars from fires that hit Kelowna, British Columbia neighborhoods in August 2003. The insurance firms said that they will be able to handle the claims.

Sales & consumption, Financial management, Property & Liability Insurance, Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers, Surety insurance, Finance, Insurance industry, Property and casualty insurance, Fires, Insurance, Industry sales and revenue, Kelowna, British Columbia

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Lumber gaint Interfor bids $368-million for B.C's riverside

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Interfor, the biggest lumber producers on the B.C. coast, is looking to expand its production capacity based on riverside operations. The offers placed by this company and another B.C. forest company, Tolko Industries, are listed.

Contracts & orders received, Contracts & orders let, Sawmills and Planing Mills, Contracts, Contract agreement, Lumber industry, International Forest Products Ltd., Lumber and wood industry software, Tolko Industries Ltd.

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Teck takes blame for toxic exposures

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Teck Cominco Ltd. takes responsibility for exposing workers to the toxic metal, thalium.

Product standards, safety, & recalls, Mining & Extractive Industries, Mining, Mining industry, Accidents, Teck Cominco Ltd.

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