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Canadian oil and gas industry experiences fracking boom. But at what cost?

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

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

Dawson Creek booming, but employers are having a hard time finding enough workers

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

Teen becomes youngest on Dawson Creek council

Vancouver Sun But now he’s got plenty to focus on – he’s just become the youngest person to win a seat on Dawson Creek council. Of the six councillors, he received 867 votes, only 26 short of the leading candidate’s in last Saturday’s civic election. … Click for more of this story from the Vancouver [...]

New hydro line to double electrical capacity in South Peace region

Vancouver Sun BC Hydro said a second 230-kilovolt double-circuit line would then span about 12 kilometres from the Bear Mountain terminal to the Dawson Creek substation. The project is part of BC Hydro’s plan to improve and replace its aging electrical … Click for details at the Vancouver Sun

Nexen Inc. sees future n liquefied natural gas

Calgary Herald By Dina O’Meara, Calgary Herald April 28, 2011 Oil and gas producer Nexen Inc. sees a future in liquefied natural gas as a means to market its prolific shale gas assets in British Columbia, but not for some years The Calgary-based company, … Click for more

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 [...]

Ferus doubles size of nitrogen plant in Dawson Creek, BC

CanadianBusiness.com By The Canadian Press CALGARY – Ferus Inc., a private Calgary energy services company, says it is expanding the capacity of its liquid nitrogen plant in Dawson Creek, BC to 400 tonnes per day, double the plant’s original capacity. Click for more

Murphy starts up gas plant in eastern BC

Oil & Gas Journal Ltd. has started up a gas processing plant with capacity of 180 MMcfd in the Tupper West area 20 km west of Dawson Creek, BC. The company has completed 29 horizontal wells on its Tupper West acreage, a Triassic Montney play where it recently had two … Click for more

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

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