Posted by oneadam
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, Hudson Hope, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Saturday, January 28th, 2012
CTV.ca Charles Heit, a Gitxsan First Nation member opposed to the $5.5-billion Enbridge oil pipeline from Alberta to the British Columbia port of Kitimat warms himself beside a fire at a camp outside the Gitxsan Treaty Office in Hazelton, BC, … Click for more
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Kitimat, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
CBC.ca Stars lend power to fight The public hearings continue in Kitamaat Village Wednesday before moving on to Terrace, BC, Thursday afternoon. MAP Canada’s crude oil pipeline Charting TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline Members from Douglas Channel … Click for more
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Kitimat, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
GlobalNews.ca As the fate of Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project is decided at lengthy public hearings in Kitimat, BC, Globalnews.ca compares Enbridge’s plans with TransCanada’s Keystone XL proposal. ENBRIDGE: The Enbridge Northern Gateway oil pipeline is a proposed … Click for more
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BC Economy, Dawson Creek, Fort St John, Kitimat, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West, Oil & Gas, Prince George, Prince Rupert
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Vancouver Sun Enbridge’s Northern Gateway bid is to build two pipelines from Bruderheim, 60 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, along a 1172-kilometre route to Kitimat on the BC coast. One would be a 36-inch pipe, which would deliver to Kitimat for export up to 525000 … Click for more
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BC Economy, Dawson Creek, Employment, Fort Nelson, Fort St John, North East, Oil & Gas
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
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
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BC Economy, North Central, North Coast, North East, North West
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Vancouver Sun The forecast, drawn up by Houston-based consultant Harold York for the firm Wood Mackenzie, is largely based on the expectation that Alberta oil sells at a higher price on an international market than it does in North America. … Click for more
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Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, North East
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
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
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Chetwynd, Featured, Fort Nelson, Fort St John, North East, Oil & Gas, Retail
Saturday, December 10th, 2011
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 [...]
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Dawson Creek, Employment, North East
Monday, December 5th, 2011
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