Pine River oil spill effects probed by resident
Ken Sheen a Pine River resident reports ongoing river degradation four and a half years after a basin oil spill He cites dead fish fewer fish species higher debris and increased flow as possible impacts He worries Pine Valley Coal Mine Beaudette Creek gas well and timber harvesting may affect water quality while officials say little changed since 2000 and no confirmed dead fish by authorities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine River
Ken Sheen
Chetwynd
Sheen
Evan Sangstad
Pine
Pine Valley
Willow Creek
Burlington/Talisman
Beaude
Fisher Creek
Saugstad
Snowmobiler saved by midnight parachute rescue in BC
In Hudson's Hope, two members of the search and rescue squadron performed a daring midnight parachute jump to reach a snowmobiler who had fallen off a cliff and struck a tree. The victim was located near the scene by ambient light and flown to hospital in Fort St. John after the 12:55 a.m. rescue completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson's Hope
B.C
Victoria Search and Rescue
Paul
Tasker
RCMP
Comox
Buffalo
Squadron 442
Fort St. John
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Denise Everett
Environment Canada
Ministry of Water, Lands and Air Protection
Dave Sutherland
Sutherland
Icemen
Summit Adrenaline
Highmark
Hymark
Powersports
Chetwynd, BC
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc
BRP
TimeMasters, Inc
Summit Highmark
Laurentian Bank of Canada
BCUS
Summit
BRP Lim