Northern Lights College to build new Fort St John Dawson Creek campuses
Northern Lights College will spend about 9 million dollars on new campuses and renovations in Fort St John and Dawson Creek. The announcement, made by Education Minister Brian Smith and MLAs Brummet and Phillips, notes a 3.8 million dollar grant for construction and a total 9 million provincial investment within a 43 million plan for college upgrades.
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Northern Lights College
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
Brian Smith
North Peace River
Anthony Brummet
Don Phillips
Industry
South Peace
Fire hazard extreme in the Chetwynd area
The Chetwynd region remains under extreme forest fire rating with 13 active fires under control. The largest blaze in the Commotion Creek Dokkie Creek area spans about 2,000 acres. About 50 CFBI personnel aided firefighting this week, with nearly 200 total involved alongside 21 cars, 7 water trucks, 8 skidder tankers and 8 helicopters, amid Mt. Baker views. Fraser Valley College plans new Abbotsford facilities at 34134 Marshall Road to replace leased spaces since 1975. The college serves about 150,000 regionally, enrolling 1,200 full-time and around 16,000 part-time students, with main campuses in Chilliwack and Abbotsford and regional centres at Agassiz, Hope, Mission. It collaborates with Coqualeetza Indian Education Centre at Sardis, operated by Stolo Indians and supported by 37 bands.
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Chetwynd
Chetwynd Forest Service
Commotion Creek
Dokkie Creek
C.F.I
Mount Baker
Marshall Road
Abbotsford
Fraser Valley College
Chilliwack
Agassiz
Hope and Mission
Coqualeetza Indian Education
Sardis
Stolo
Hudson Hope to receive free Crown land for fire hall
Lands minister Jim Chabot and MLA Tony Brummet announced that Hudson Hope will receive nearly 3 acres of free Crown land valued at $10,000 located by Beryl Prairie, ten kilometers north of the town core, for a new fire hall.
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Hudson Hope
Lands, Parks ,and Housing
Jim Chabot
North Peace River
Tony Brummet
Beryl Prairie
Chabot
Village Council Mulls Growth and Land Use for Chetwynd
Regular meeting on August 17, with all members present. Planner J M Sainsbury projects conservative growth linked to three mines, sees limited urban development on adjacent lots RR1 zoning, and notes solar exposure and servicing limits. Council supports Trapper Mountain Developments Inc. for removing land east of Munch subdivision from Agricultural Land Reserve. library expansion 70 percent complete. curling rink approval by Regional District Executive Committee. paving petitions discussed. industrial park restrictions to be researched.
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J.M. Sainsbury
Chetwynd
North East
Sainsbury
D.L
Tuscoola Mountain Cemetery
E. Roy Cochrane
Alderaman Hoover
Canfor completes Swanson Lumber purchase in Canada
Canfor closes acquisition of Swanson Lumber Co. Ltd. from Koppers in Pittsburgh. Swanson becomes a Canfor wholly owned subsidiary with woodlands operations in Fort St. John British Columbia and High Level Alberta and Chisholm Alberta. Normal output about 210 million board feet. over 100 winter logging jobs. Fred Pinnell remains head of Swanson reporting to Jim Robinson. Canfor plans to maintain operations and staff. short term capacity may be constrained by weak markets.
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Vancouver
Swanson Lumber Co. Ltd
Canadian Forest Products Ltd
Koppers Company Inc
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Swanson
Swanson Lumber
Woodlands
Fort St. John
B.C
High Level
Chisholm
Alberta
Edmonton
Fred Pinnell
Prsident
Jim Robinson
Canfor
Peter J.G. Bentley
Companied
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Casper Vandermeulen
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Dawson Creek Hospital
Smith
Peace River North
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McCallum Road
Sie
Ves
Cochrane
D. Flemming
Council
46Th Street
Walei Crescent
George Clark
Walei Hill
Essa Cass Ib
Otek
Alan
SC Werha
49Th Avenue
Chetywnd
Lions Club
Lions Park
Wildmore Grove
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