Tumbler Ridge Drives North East Coal Boom in 1983
The North East coal project in Tumbler Ridge drives a regional boom with up to 5000 workers on mine sites rail spur docks and town development. Total 1983 investment hits 940 million and future spend is forecast at 1.1 billion as housing schools and port facilities expand and first coal shipments are planned for December 1983.
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Tumbler Ridge
North East Coal Project
Anzac
Prince Rupert
BCDC
BC Tel
Royal Bank
BC and
Yukon Trades Council
BC Labour Relations Board
Quintette Mines Ltd
Quintette
Tumbler Ridge decision supports regional workers rights
The chairman of the Peace River Liard Regional District welcomes a Labour Relations Board ruling that Tumbler Ridge is not a common site. Board members emphasize equal opportunity for all workers on the Northeast Coal Project, whether union or nonunion, ensuring local residents can benefit from the project.
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Peace River-Liard
Labour Relations Board
Tumbler Ridge
Chetwynd Area
B.C
R.S.B.C
Northeast Coal development reshapes British Columbia
The 1976 onwards plan commits 2.8 billion dollars by 1983 marking BCs largest project since the CPR with Quintette Coal Limited and Teck Corporation shipping 7.7 million tonnes to Japan from 1983. Rail upgrades BC Hydro highway improvements and a new coal port at Prince Rupert are planned plus Tumbler Ridge hosting 6,000 to 10,000 miners and families as the region grows. Transportation minister Alex Fraser urges belt use and rest breaks after a year with 495 traffic deaths and 27,808 injuries in ten months of 1982, noting improvements but caution for winter roads.
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Teck Mining Corporation
BCR
Prince Rupert
Japan
Associated
British Columbia
B.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Quintette Coal Limited
Teck Corporation
Ridley Island
Tumbler Ridge
Motor Vehicle Department
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Dawson Creek
Canada
Robert Wilson
Susan Montabello
Joyce Anderson
Dean Pike
Jack Pospisil
George Harford
T Ridge
Associatio
British Columbia Railway
Canadian National Railway
B.C. Hydro
Goldcap Motor Inn
T.V
Telex
7Th Ave
Prince George, B.C
Ola
Peace River-Liard Regional District
Chetwynd
Hart
PINE
Rural and Small Holdings
RAI
Industrial Commercial II
Chetwynd Auto Wreckers
Chetwynd Village
Alaska Avenue
106Th Avenue
Fort St. John
Moray Stewart
Denison Mines Limited
P.O
West
Georgia Street
Vancouver
River-Liard
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