Canadian Freightway pulls out of Dawson Creek and Chetwynd …

Canadian Freightway pulls out of Dawson Creek and Chetwynd … Canadian Freightways’ terminals in Dawson Creek (pictured here) and Chetwynd have been permanently closed due to its service areas being consolidated by … Click for more

Worker Housing Shortage

There appears to be a huge housing shortage for many workers in the Peace Region of Northern BC. With the recent expansion and development of the oil & gas industry in the region, many hotels are full with workers. A number of hotels in Dawson Creek recently reported to to be 100% full since the [...]

West Fraser Announces Third Quarter Results

DigitalJournal.com The Company has operations in western Canada and the southern United States. … of our Fraser Lake and Chetwynd sawmills in relation to their green energy … Click for more

Alaska Pipeline Project Community Hearings

Trans Canada Pipelines as part of the Alaska Pipeline Project with ExxonMobil will be holding a number of hearings in Northern British Columbia in the coming weeks. The hearings will take place the following dates April 19 – West Moberly First Nation, Dunne-za Lodge, 330-730pm April 21 – Fort St John, North Peace Cultural Centre, [...]

Western Coal Supports Japan’s Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Efforts

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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 [...]

Dokie Wind Farm Now Producing Power

Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC) and GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), have achieved commercial operations at their second major renewable energy project, British Columbia’s largest wind farm, a major milestone in their growth collaboration. The Dokie Wind project is now fully operational, providing clean energy to BC Hydro under a [...]

CANADA : BC Hydro unveils capital investment projects worth $6 billion

Power-Gen Worldwide The second of BC Hydro s major project is termed the Dawson Creek/Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project. It is expected to increase the area s … Click for more

GE Invests in Northern BC Wind Energy Project

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), has agreed on the indicative terms of an equity investment in a 77-megawatt wind farm that Finavera Wind Energy Inc. (“Finavera” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: FVR) plans to build in British Columbia’s Peace River Region. GE will bring additional cash to this deal and Finavera [...]

British Columbia Gets Its Big Wind Farm

EarthTechling Located 680 miles northeast of Vancouver, Canada, near Chetwynd, the Dokie Wind Project will sell energy generated during its 25-year commissioning period … Click for more

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