Dawson Creek Set for Major Growth as Industry Expands
Mayor Bob Trail foresees Dawson Creek becoming a regional supply hub with 15 to 20 rigs and up to 200 workers, plus families, as mining and secondary industry boost population. Area designation, royalty changes, and improved transport including the Alaska Highway and a Vancouver air link are key drivers. He envisions a new hotel, courthouse area redevelopment, a six story apartment block, and downtown growth to accommodate 20,000 residents and beyond.
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Dawson Creek
Bob Trail
Trail
Victoria
Dennison
MacIntyre-Porcupine
Coalition
Utah
Vancouver
Peace Country tourism boom eyed with riverboat plan
Tourism and economic potential are highlighted by Earl Hanson and Peter Black who urge development of accommodations promotions and new attractions in Peace country. They cite 3.5 million in tourism revenue 125000 Alaska Highway travelers 2000000 summer spend and a $40 000 riverboat revamp as a catalyst for growth. AERIS report release and a Dawson Creek meeting set for February 7 outline recreation plans and regional tourism efforts.
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Peace Country
Peace River- Liard
Earl Hanson
Dawson Creek
Hanson
Bennett Dam
Alaska Highway
Yukon
Alaska
Wally Byam
Associated Chambers of Commerce Tourism Committee
Peter Black
Black
D.A. Thomas
Peace River
Dawson Creek Mile Post
Peter
United States
Canada
Associated Chambers of Commmerce
Chambers of Commerce
Edmonton
Calgary
B.C
California
Washington
Oregon
South Peace
Robert Shaw
Northern Project
Opportunities For
Peace River-Liard
Dawson Creek Hub of the North in Northwest B C
Dawson Creek serves 82 000 square miles in the Peace River Liard region as the area’s main supplier. The city links by two railways and the Alaska Highway to Alberta and other provinces, promoting trade and tourism alongside farming, forestry, oil and gas.
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Dawson Creek
Peace River Liard
Peace
Liard
Pacific
Rockey Mountains
Rocky Mountains
B.C
Alberta
Interior Plains
Close-Utilization policy boosts Peace country forestry wealth
In Peace country the push for close-utilization aims to extract more value from timber. High equipment costs and uneven product prices test efficiency as pine and spruce yield only about a third as lumber, with remaining wood sold as pulp chips and hog fuel. Hog fuel fuels pulp mills by burning residuals.
British Columbia lumber gains ride Japan demand boom
Prices for lower coast saw logs rise sharply as Japanese buyers back housing demand, boosting profits for B C forest mills. The trend, over three years, reflects strong European markets and a shift to local manufacture of lumber. Mills push toward full utilization, training, and new products amid rising labor costs and policy questions.
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B.C. Coast
United States
Canada
Japan
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Fort Nelson
Fort Simpson
News-Echo
Brea
SSR Rea
SU TB
Agricultural Economics Research Information System
AERIS
Agriculture Canada Economics Branch
Ottawa
KIA OC
Peter Bjack
HUB
British Columbia
Ray
Williston
Social Credit
New Democratic Party
NDP
Bill King
King
North West Wood Preservers
B.c.'s
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