Site C perfectly suited for energy starved California
A page five summary notes Site C is portrayed as an ideal remedy for California’s energy shortage. Officials highlight potential capacity, economic benefits, and timelines while acknowledging environmental and political considerations shaping the project.
Highways 16 and 97 Upgraded to Class A Winter Maintenance
Transportation minister Todd Stone and MLA Mike Bernier announced in Prince George that Highways 16 and 97 will be upgraded to Class A winter maintenance by mid to late February. Snowplows and sand trucks will respond faster to winter conditions, especially in Pine Pass, aiming to reduce delays after several winter incidents, including the December ice rink wrecks near Willow Creek.
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Chetwynd
Pine Pass
Transportation and Infrastructure
Todd Stone
South Peace
Mike Bernier
Prince George
Stone
Willow Creek
Chetwynd approves fee hikes in sewer charges
The District of Chetwynd approved several fee increases including a nine percent rise in sewer user fees. Council may extend this hike to 45 percent by 2018, hitting residential and commercial non metered connections hardest while metered users rise from 63 dollars per cubic meter in 2013 to 91.32 by 2018.
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Chetwynd
Council
Chetwynd sewer rates rise for lagoon upgrades
The town will implement a five year schedule of nine percent hikes starting April 1, 2014 to fund a required 5 million dollar upgrade of sewage lagoons. District officials cite years of maintenance gaps and inadequate monitoring of the six celled system as causes of permit exceedances and effluent drops into Pine River.
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William Caldwell
Chetwynd Echo
Chetwynd
Ministry of the Environment
Pine River
Chetwynd seniors housing unit to open Feb 1
The Chetwynd Seniors Housing Society secured undisclosed funding from BC Housing and the Northern Health Authority to develop a fifth assisted living unit at Suverus Place in Chetwynd. The unit will be available February 1 and serves seniors assessed by Home Health Care at Chetwynd hospital with meals cleaning laundry and activities.
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Chetwynd Seniors Housing Society
BC Housing
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Northern Health Authority
Suverus Place
Chetwynd
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Karen Boos
Alma Walter
Julia Nelson
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