Posted by oneadam
BC Economy, Employment, North East, Tumbler Ridge
Tuesday, February 28th, 2012
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
Posted by pcook
Alternative Energy, Featured, Tumbler Ridge
Monday, February 13th, 2012
Capital Power www.capitalpower.com has started shipping the new wind turbines fromPortland for the new project in 10 km northeast of Tumbler Ridge. The turbines from Vestas were not expected until May 2012, but with the warmer spring weather the bases will be delivered to the site. Major construction will start 2-3 months early and will [...]
Posted by pcook
BC Economy, Tourism, Tumbler Ridge
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Canadian Dehua International Mines Group is buying the Twilight Lodge motel, with the sale expected to complete by the end of this month. The lodge, located at 115 Founders Street in Tumbler Ridge, includes 28 rooms, with eight having queen size beds. Dehua has not indicated what their plans are for the hotel. Grande Prairie-based [...]
Posted by pcook
Burns Lake, Business Advice, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Fort Nelson, Fort St James, Fort St John, Houston, Kitimat, Mackenzie, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Retail, Smithers, Terrace, Tourism, Tumbler Ridge, Valemount, Vanderhoof
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
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 [...]
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Alternative Energy, BC Economy, Tumbler Ridge
Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Finavera Wind Energy TSXV: FVR) is pleased to announce the Company’s 77 megawatt Wildmare and 47 MW Tumbler Ridge Wind Energy Projects have successfully passed the screening stage of the British Columbia Environmental Assessment process. These projects are two of the Company’s four projects that were each awarded 25 year power purchase agreements from BC [...]
Posted by oneadam
BC Coal, Chetwynd, North East, Rocky Mountain Foothills, Tumbler Ridge
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Source: Globe and Mail A decade ago, people were predicting that the northeastern British Columbia community would soon become a mining ghost town – a victim of a dying coal … Click for more
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Alternative Energy, Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Straight.com Last month, as part of its Clean Power Call program, BC Hydro awarded contracts to six new wind-farm projects in Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, and Port Hardy. … Click for more
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Chetwynd, Forest Industry, Prince George, Tumbler Ridge
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Prince George Citizen – Prince George,British Columbia,Canada Montreal-based Tembec, which has operations in British Columbia, continues to keep its high-yield pulp mill closed in Chetwynd, north of Prince George. … Click for more
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Dawson Creek, North East, Rocky Mountain Foothills, Tumbler Ridge
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
TheTyee.ca – Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada Five of the seven projects could be built near Tumbler Ridge, with others on track for Chetwynd and near Hudson’s Hope. In all, 10 of the 47 remaining … Click for more
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Chetwynd, North East, Tumbler Ridge
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
The Canadian Press – Sep 29, 2009 VANCOUVER, BC — Western Coal Corp. (TSX:WTN) said Tuesday it is “aggressively” seeking to grow the company through acquisitions, while at the same time … Click for more