Radium Hot Springs Leads B C Population Growth in 2001
BC Stats shows British Columbia's population rising 0.9 percent to about 4.1 million in 2001, with Radium Hot Springs posting the fastest growth at 8.3 percent. Pemberton, Whistler, and the Squamish Lillooet region also led in gains while Trail and Mackenzie posted declines. The data link growth to economic health and demand for housing and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B.C
Alberta
Ontario
Radium Hot Springs
Radium
Whistler
Squamish-Lilloet
Fernie
Nelson
Fort St. John
Kent
Maple Ridge
Lower Mainland
View Royal
East Kootenays
Okanagan
Nanaimo
East Kootenay
Trail
Mackenzie
Creston
Prince Rupert
Kootenay Boundary
Peace region farmers brace for $700 million loan aid in 2002
Peace farmers may access up to 50000 in interest free loans for the 2002 growing season as a federal program expands beyond drought areas. BC Grain Producers president Jim Smolik notes many in the Peace had a good year while some faced poor yields. Renumeration aims to ease spring cash flow amid rising costs and ongoing policy concerns.
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Dawson Creek
Jim Smolik
B.C. Grain Producers Association
Agriculture and Agri-Food
Lyle Vanclief
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Peace Region
B.C
Smolik
Paul Martin
Canada Post honors third set of hockey all stars
Canada Post unveils the third stamp set honoring six Canadian NHL greats for 2002. The lineup includes Glenn Hall Red Kelly Tim Horton Howie Morenz Phil Esposito and Guy Lafleur with nine million stamps in sheets of six issued ahead of the Los Angeles NHL All-Stars game.
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Guy Lafleur
Howie Morenz
Tim Horton
Phil Esposito
Red Kelly
Glenn Hall
Canada Post
Ottawa
Canada
Wayne Gretzky
Jean Beliveau
Gordie Howe
Golden Jet
Bobby Hull
Andre Ouellet
Los Angeles
BC Hydro offers reward to stop vandalism near Ft. St. John
BC Hydro announces a reward up to 2500 for information identifying vandals who damage insulators power lines and equipment near Fort St. John. A vandal shot a regulator causing an oil spill and outages and officials warn of jail terms under the Criminal Code. Call RCMP or BC Hydro Security with tips.
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Fort ST. John
BC Hydro
Montney Hill
Ft. St. John
Bob Bowen
Criminal Code of Canada
RCMP
BC Hydr Security
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Chetwynd Echo
By Paul Willcocks
Sterling News Service
Pemberton
Peace Farmers
SEN
Saulteau First Nations Band
Elks Hall
Colleen Totusek
Patricia Blandin
Lana Garbitt
Henriette Landry
Art Napoleon
Saulteau
Robin Paquette
Saulteau First Nations
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