Victoria funds transition study in Tumbler Ridge
The province allocates 60000 dollars from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs for a community transition study in Tumbler Ridge. The study will assess long term paths for education healthcare and social municipal and small business services and lay out a multi year plan with funding and revenue expectations. Mayor Clay Iles notes more than 60 proposals exist beyond coal mining and the study will evaluate their feasibility and steps to implement the strongest options.
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Tumbler Ridge
MacGregor
Quintette
Iles
Flexible harvest rules loosen limits for small BC woodlot licences
BC lawmakers amended the Forest Act to let holders of small timber sale licences harvest 80 to 120 percent of their allowable annual cut over five years, easing penalties under poor log markets. Federation of BC Woodlot Associations notes relief while safeguarding revenue and sustainable limits.
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B.C
Roger Patenaude
The
Federation
Prospectors receive BC exploration grants from program
Energy and Mines Minister Dan Miller announced that 54 prospectors across the province will receive mineral exploration grants. Northeast recipients include Peter Fox, Nathen Kencayd, Bill Poole, Uwe Schmidt, Lorne Warren, and William Welsh with grants from 7315 to 10000 dollars. Final payments come after submitting a technical report by January 31, 2001.
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Energy and Mines
Dan Miller
Northeast
Peter Fox
Nathen Kencayd
Bill Poole
Uwe Schmidt
Lorne Warren
William Welsh
Miller
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Lynda Lafleur
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Chetwynd and District Hospital Foundation
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