Plane crashes at Fort St. John Airport in blizzard conditions
Ten passengers and two crew aboard Peace Air flight 901 from Calgary survived a crash landing at Fort St. John airport. The aircraft touched down in blizzard winds, shearing lights on the runway end. Passengers were escorted to the admin area for medical checks. police will investigate with the national transportation board as the airport remained closed.
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Fort ST. John
Peace Air Flight 901
Calgary
Wayne Wheeler
Grande Prairie
Fort Nelson
Jamie Jefferies
Peace Air
Albert Cooper
Flight 901
Cooper
Fort St. John Rcmp
National Transportation Board
Cpl
Stephen Wise
Transport Canada
West Fraser gains 13 U.S. sawmills in $325 million deal
West Fraser Timber wins U.S. approval to buy 13 sawmills from International Paper for 325 million dollars. The FTC ended the antitrust review. closing is expected by end of Q1 2007. The acquisition boosts capacity to 6.2 billion board feet, making West Fraser the second largest North American lumber producer.
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Peace Region
West Fraser
U.S
American South
International Paper
United States
Federal Trade Commission
B.C
West Fraser Timber
North America
U S
Weyerhaeuser
Cantor
International Paper Mills
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Arkansas
Florida
West Fraser Timber to become North America’s second largest lumber maker
The deal will push West Fraser Timber of British Columbia into the position of the second largest lumber producer in North America, reshaping the regional timber industry and markets.
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