CFTKTV We all know that opening your own business can have its risks and Prince Rupert’s downtown has faced some hardships, but with a few businesses opening up this year, things may be looking up. Derek Baker, Economic Development Officer of Prince Rupert …
Tumbler Ridge News A recent announcement by Encana and Mitsubishi will see the Japanese giant investing $2.9-billion to purchase 40% of Encana’s Cutbank play, a sprawling area 165500 hectare area that centres on Dawson Creek, but stretches from Tumbler Ridge in the west … Click for more
Globe and Mail This week, two delegations of employers – one from Saskatchewan led by Premier Brad Wall, the other headed by British Columbia and Alberta construction industry representatives – are making a push to entice Irish citizens to leave their economically … Click for more
Prince Rupert Northern View During an earning call on January 26, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan CEO William J. Doyle said a decision has yet to be made on a potash export facility on Ridley Island in Prince Rupert. The proposed Canpotex export terminal, along with a rail and … Click for more
Canada.com He started his consultation with local business and political leaders as well as other interested stakeholders in Fort St. John. "The immigration task force is part of the BC Jobs Plan. A strategy aimed at preparing for the expected economic boom," Yap … Click for more
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
Alaska Dispatch "There definitely is concern on the part of people living in northeast BC on the scale of developments, which are quite significant already and are only in their infancy,"said Ben Parfitt, an analyst with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, … Click for more
Winnipeg Free Press Northern Gateway would help increase Canadian oil exports shipped by tanker from BC ports to China and other Pacific Rim countries. Click for more from the Winnipeg Free Press
The Province Packed restaurants, full hotels, empty store shelves and shiny new trucks are the hallmarks of this northeast BC town that is reaping the benefits of a booming oil-and-gas industry. In a time when many British Columbians can’t find work, Dawson Creek … Click for more from the Vancouver Province
thenorthernview.com … Rupert at 30 per cent, Cranbrook dropped by 32.1 per cent, Port Alberni by 35 per cent and Fort St. John had the largest drop in BC with 40 per cent. … Click here fore more
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