Fire destroys gravel truck in Chetwynd
Chetwynd resident escaped injury after abandoning a gravel truck as it burned in the Industrial Area. Fire crews arrived around 9 am to find the semi truck cab and motor components totally destroyed. This marks the second winter incident tied to a charging system during startup.
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Chetwynd Mayor backs Sundance Fuels project in town
Mayor Merlin Nichols says the plan to refine bitumen into methanol and ship via rail would boost the economy with long term high paying jobs. Sundance Fuels expects waste heat for First Nations greenhouses, making the project attractive and fully First Nation owned.
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Peace Region to keep Site C jobs and funds local
MLAs Pat Pimm and Mike Bernier backed a $20 million agricultural fund to stay in the Peace and proposed a committee to administer it with BC Hydro. They also formed a Peace Region liaison panel to maximize local labor for Site C, citing local layoffs and skilled workers in Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge.
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Pat Pimm
Peace River North
Mike Bernier
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Pimm
BC Hydro
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Bernier
Fort St. John Hospital
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