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Employment, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
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
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North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Pacific Free Press by Ray Grigg l Shades of Green Enbridge’s proposal to build a 1172 km Northern Gateway pipeline from Alberta to Kitimat through some of the most challenging and remote territory on the planet exposes wild rivers, landscapes and a pristine BC coast to … Click for more
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Kitimat, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas
Sunday, February 26th, 2012
Yahoo! News Canada (blog) Transport Canada gave thumbs-up to a key component of the plan. The federal department told the Joint Review Panel examining the project that it had "no regulatory concerns" with Enbridge’s plans to bring the giant tankers to Kitimat on the northern BC … Click for more
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BC Economy, Forest Industry, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Vancouver Sun – ‎1 hour ago‎ BC is ill-prepared to manage B.C’s beetle-ravaged forests as they slide into a long-term decline in both value and diversity, Auditor-General John Doyle said in a report released Thursday. Click for more
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First Nations, Kitimat, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Winnipeg Free Press The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline will deliver an inflationary oil price "shock" to Canadians of US$2 to $3 per barrel "every year for 30 years," a BC economist predicts. Robyn Allan, former president of the Insurance Corp. of BC and senior … Click for more
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First Nations, Kitimat, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
Canada First Perspective An aboriginal organization leading the fight to prevent oil tankers on the British Columbia coast once took money from Enbridge Inc., the company hoping to build the pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast port of Kitimat. Click for more
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Burns Lake, First Nations, Houston, North Central, North West
Monday, February 13th, 2012
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
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BC Economy, North Central, Vanderhoof
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
Vanderhoof Omineca Express BC Hydro unveiled plans to the district last week for a much bigger substation and new transformer that will double this area’s power capacity. Vanderhoof District’s committee of the whole met with Hydro’s go-to guy last week so they could see plans … Click for more
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BC Economy, Employment, Fishing Industry, Forest Industry, Fort St John, Mining, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
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
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BC Economy, Burns Lake, Employment, First Nations, Forest Industry, North Central, North West
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
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