Nicholas Van Dyk
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Opinions about coaching, officiating and finance. I retweet things that are interesting, not always things that I agree with!
Joined May 2013
The world will experience a Copper shortage of 10 million tonnes by 2040 and pose a systemic risk to the global economy warns S&P Global 🚨🚨🚨
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Huge copper shortage to pose ‘systemic risk’ to global economies, warns S&P
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Data group forecasts deficit of 10mn tonnes by 2040, equivalent to nearly one-third of current global demand
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❄️Season’s Greetings from NorthIsle! 🎄 Thank you to our investors, our valued First Nations partners — Quatsino, Tlatlasikwala, and Kwakiutl and community partners — for your trust and collaboration in 2025. Here's to continued success together! ✨🤝 #HappyHolidays #ThankYou
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Thank you to @bics_news and T21 Performance for a fantastic school visit with @northshoreball! NSBA is looking forward to more school visits in 2026!
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@northshoreball is pleased to offer two ad-hoc catcher training sessions (Dec 3&6) for players in 13U through 18U. The training will be provided by Matt Reyes, a former college player and North Shore Twins coach. Click here to sign up! https://t.co/DvmS6xp7k7
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Northisle was proud to take part in #MiningDay at the BC Legislature—an important opportunity to highlight mining’s role in BC’s economic future. Grateful to the MLAs we met and to @MA_BC for organizing this impactful event. #BCMining #CriticalMinerals #Reconciliation
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@NorthIsle_CG is developing a promising copper and gold project on Vancouver Island that will enable the local economy to thrive and help secure British Columbia's economic future, responsibly. See MLA George Anderson's statement in the BC Leg. below. #bcpoli #cdnpoli #Nanaimo
On the North Island, clean energy and natural resources are powering a hopeful future — where young people thrive, and reconciliation drives prosperity. 🎥 Watch my statement in the Legislature. https://t.co/J4M0mjlCmQ
@NorthIsle_CG
#CleanEnergy #NorthIsland #Bcpoli #Nanaimo
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“When we connect our resource strength with our clean energy future, when we empower local people to lead, when we make room for the next generation to dream — we create jobs, we build belonging, we build purpose and we build BC." @G_Anderson1, MLA for Nanaimo-Lantzville
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Southwest BC and Vancouver Island connect BC mining to the world. From Vancouver’s ports to supply and service hubs in Nanaimo, Campbell River, and Port Hardy, this region keeps BC’s mining industry moving by sea, road, and rail. One proposed critical mineral project,
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Thank you MLA George Anderson for recognizing NorthIsle in the BC Legislature. We're proud to be part of the North Island’s future—driven by collaboration, opportunity, and responsible development. 📺 https://t.co/YzK961kPVN
#Copper #Gold #CriticalMinerals #MiningBC
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Northisle’s PEA (Feb 2025) shows $4B NPV & 45% IRR at $4.67 Cu, $2,908 Au—both below current spot. 100% owned 50km porphyry belt + strong BC support = a rare, large-scale copper-gold growth story in a top-tier mining jurisdiction. 📺 https://t.co/4vzvZRYINt $NCX.V $NTCPF
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https://t.co/TcChyFRmMA OR, click the link below to register! 11U: Born in Years 2015 & 2016 Register here: https://t.co/ZED8uXpyeR 13U: Born in Years 2013 & 2014 Register here: https://t.co/u07yR7a9Wx 15U: Born in Years 2011 & 2012 Register here: https://t.co/iIX4XD2bPC
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Registration is open for @northshoreball Fall Ball! 9U – Born in Years: 2017 & 2018 For more information and registration, please visit: https://t.co/DaFXPXoBiJ Registration is open to Monday, September 1, 2025. Register ASAP, as space is limited.
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Congrats to all our Twins @MatthewMcAdam5 @JakeMcAdam10 @caine_f50 Ewen Tusa and Brooks McNiven on their gold medal at the @2025canadagames
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WHAT A WEEKEND FOR BC! 6 GOLD, 1 SILVER, 1 BRONZE Canada Summer Games | SELECTS | 🥇 18u AAA Nationals | @CloverRangers | 🥇 18u AA WCBA | Vernon Canadians | 🥇 15u AAA WCBA | @SOMBABaseball | 🥇 14u Girls WCBA | @BCGirlsBaseball | 🥇 13u AAA WCBA | @COMBASunDevils | 🥇 13u AAA
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NSBA has 3 players active in national or western championships today as pick-uos. Good luck to Noah Corrente (College Prep), Kolton Ogawa (15U AAA) and Kemp Urban (13U AA) as they all go for gold!
GOING FOR GOLD The @CloverRangers are moving on to the GOLD medal game later this afternoon at 6:30pm as they defeated the hosts from Ft McMurray 5-0 at the 2025 @BaseballCANNats 18U National Championships! Good luck Rangers!
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🚨 Coaching Opportunity | Douglas College Baseball 🚨 Douglas College is hiring a part-time Assistant Coach for its Varsity Baseball program! This is a great opportunity to work in a high-performance environment and support student-athletes both on and off the field. The role
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Thank you to the bronze sponsors of @northshoreball Your support of the NSBA community is very much appreciated!
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Historic copper squeeze continues on the LME as cash copper trades at a $379/t premium to three months. This is the highest level since 2021 and is signaling a chronic shortage of copper metal. Less than 50,000 tonnes are said to be available from the LME copper stocks. As the
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