Province awards seed funding for Ethanol BC plan
The British Columbia government provides 300000 seed funds at Globe 2000 to create Ethanol BC. Private sector money will join university researchers and forest and petroleum sectors to promote green technologies using softwood residues to produce ethanol and other products. CanadianPetroleum Institute funds 100000 over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graeme Bowbrick
Environment
Joan Sawicki
Vancouver
Globe 2000
Ethanol BC
Canadian Petroleums Institute
Clean Air Fund
Sawicki
Ken Higginbotham
Forestry and Environment
Canadian Forest Products Ltd
Canfor
B.C
Tim Caton
Chetwynd
Economic Development Commission
Cutting red tape on mineral tax recall boosts BC mining
Dan Miller, minister of energy and mines, recalls the mineral tax on investment earnings in mine reclamation funds and announces funding to support grassroots mineral exploration. He says elimination levels the field for BC investors and funds prospector programs to sustain the province's mineral potential for future mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Miller
Energy and Mines
B.C
Miller
Healthy Communities funding approved by Chetwynd council
After months of uncertainty the District of Chetwynd funded the part time Healthy Communities project. Program Co-ordinator Marcie Fofonoff spoke at the last council meeting with over 30 supporters to explain benefits, noting that Healthy Community initiatives have been saved by the funding.
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District of
Marcie Fofonoff
Healthy Communities
FRBC Funds 16 Partners in Omenica Peace Forest Sector
Forest Renewal BC provides 37 million to 16 Omenica Peace forest-sector partners this year. Multi-year agreements signed since 1998 let land-based renewal work be planned over several years. FRBC reports 80 such agreements province-wide totaling 301 million for enhanced forestry backlogs, watershed work, and wildlife inventories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Renewal BC
FRBC
Omenica
America-Peace
Chetwynd Forest Industries
Louisiana Pacific Canada
West Fraser Mills
Donohue
Slocan
L&m
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Christian Sach
Pauline Laidman
Lynda Lafleur
Lakeland
Plateau
Apollo Forest Products
Carrier Lumber
Dunkley Lumber
Stuart Lake Lumber Co
the Pas Lumber Co
Stuart Nechako Woodlot Association
Tanizul Timber
Area
Sarma
Subway
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