Burns Lake workers find Houston is hiring

Houston Today 10 jobs fair in Burns Lake. An estimated 400 job seekers attended the fair, which was organized to help former Babine Forest Products workers find their feet after a Jan. 20 fire destroyed the BFP mill. By Rebecca Billard – Houston Today Several … Click for more

Burns Lake was facing disaster even before the explosion

Globe and Mail After an explosion destroyed the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake last week, families in the community lit two candles for missing and injured workers. Then they lit a third candle for the mill itself. Since the mill opened in 1975 as a … Click for more

Nadina Community Futures Looks to Create Artisan Economy

Nadina Community Futures is seeking proposals to create a economic market and potential export program for Artisans in the Nadina region. This region would include Burns Lake, Smithers and Houston areas along with other small communities in the area. This project was brought forward by the Chief Louie Paddle Company from the Cheslatta First Nation [...]

Four Square for Northern British Columbia

If you are a retail business that has customers come to you door you need to be on Four Square. If you are not you are missing out on the marketing for your business with the tech savvy generation. In order to be “on” Four Square you need to understand what it is and how [...]

Modular construction planned for wood-pellet plant in Burns Lake …

“The installation in Burns Lake follows the same production processes as the … years and is the longest established pellet producer in Western Canada. … Click for more

Burns Lake Economic Recovery lead by Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA)

  Submitted by: Cindy Shelford, Economic Development Officer, Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA) Lakes Economic Development Association (LEDA) is a registered non-profit organization governed by a volunteer board of directors. LEDA is charged with economic development for Burns Lake and area. Serving as the first point of contact for potential investors, LEDA is a catalyst [...]

Pinnacle Pellet breaks ground on new plant in British Columbia, Canada

Lesprom Network Pinnacle Pellet has officially broken ground on a new pellet plant to be built near Burns Lake, British Columbia, Canada. The plant will produce wood … Click for more

Francois Lake Road upgrades

Lakes District News Sheldon Johnson, from BC Liberal government caucus communications said the contract of $1098925 is working to provide a re-application of a single pass … Click for more

Canadian wildfire blackens 99000 acres

UPI.com Officials told the network the blaze, located southeast of Burns Lake, was not expected to get significantly larger because of cooling temperatures and a … Click for more

Sunshine Inn Celebrates Anniversary

PR-USA.net (press release) The Sunshine Inn in Smithers, British Columbia has just recently celebrated its 1st anniversary in business Smithers, BC – March 30, 2010 — The Sunshine … Click for more

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