Fossil Hunters Probe Peace River District For Ancient Remains
Dr. Phillip Currie of Glenbow Museum leads a Calgary team on horseback into Wapiti Lake in search of fossils amid reports of a prehistoric shark remains. The group has permits from Victoria authorities and has previously helped rescue dinosaur footprints near Peace Canyon before Bennett Dam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River District
Phillip Currie
Glenbow Museum
Calgary
Wapiti Lake
Currie
Peace Canyon
Bennett Dam
Drumheller
Alberta
United Nations
Tyrell
Simon Fraser University
Peace
Dawson Creek
Prince George forest region cuts 61 auxiliary jobs in latest layoff
Ministry of Forests Prince George region announced 61 auxiliary layoffs to be phased over two months. Thirty four affected in Prince George and 27 in district offices. This rounds out previous cuts totaling 102 in July, with 416 permanent positions in region and 36 vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Forests
Prince George Forest
Mike Wilkins
Prince George
Wilkins
Table Mountain Tunnel Opens Northeast Coalfields Link
The nine kilometre Table Tunnel linking the Northeast Coalfields to Ridley Island coal port opened on August 21 1983 with B C Rail officials provincial ministers Japanese officials and media in attendance. Don Phillips Mac Norris and Nemoto rode the locomotive to the hole through point as the project tied the coal region to the Pacific Rim. Nemoto honored for his historical role. Nemoto station named between Ridley Island and Prince Rupert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Phillips
B.C
Mac Norris
T. Nemoto
Kokan Mining Co
Japan
Table Mountain
Prince Rubert
Ridley Island
Table
Mr. Nemoto
Nemoto
Phillips
Great Northeast
Pacific Rim
B.C. Rail
CNR
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Canfor seeks change of forest licence in Peace area
Canfor Ltd. proposes converting its current forest licence in the Peace timber supply area of northeastern British Columbia into a tree farm. The move aims to align with a recognizedree management approach and may impact local logging plans and regional timber supply assessments.
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Victoria (Cp
Canfor Ltd
Peace
British Columbia
Tom Waterland
Waterland
Canfor
Chetwynd
Clearwater Creek
Peace Region
Inquiries warn of false BC Tel invoice scam
BC Tel says several business customers report invoice like forms asking payment for a listing in a telephone directory. It reminds billing for Yellow Pages listings is included in monthly statements and urges reporting suspicious solicitations to security. The notice mentions a separate forestry and rail project context in the same issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Tel
B.C
Security Department
Sukunka Rail Tunnels Chief Engineer Bob Hendry Leads BC Project
Bob Hendry serves as Chief Engineer for the Sukunka Valley BC Railway Tunnels under construction to bore a 15 kilometer route for coal transport from Northeast Coal Development to Prince Rupert. The project began with the first blast on April 14, 1982, as crews lay temporary tracks and address safety in rock, water, and cave-in risks. Temperature stays around five degrees Celsius and workers maintain a pragmatic, spirited pace amid hazards.
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Bob Hendry
British Columbia Railway
Sukunka
Hendry
Northeast
Prince Rupert
Syncrudes
South America
America
Edmonton
Society of Professional Engineers
Wolverine Tunnel
Belleville
Ontario
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Jim Pike
Heritage Conservation Branch
Pike
Victoria
Dinosaur Park
Ron Basford
Northeast Coal
Table East
Prince George Forests
Fraser Lake
Yukon
Hixon
Scarmar
Atkinson- Commonwealth
Atkinson-Commonwealth
Wolverine
Rockies
Anzac
Quintette
Tumbler Ridge
Prince Rupert Grain Ltd
Ridley Terminals Inc
Crete
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