Chetwynd water system meets Canadian standards after upgrades
The Chetwynd water system using Pine River surface water now employs filtration and chlorination. With 5,000 on system, upgrades to surface water treatment reduce Giardia and Cryptosporidium risk. Watershed plans are lacking in Peace Liard, and logging, pesticides, and energy activities threaten water quality per the Forest Practice Code guidance. Fort St John and Taylor sample weekly. Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson biweekly. Hudson's Hope bacteriological samples twice monthly. Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge monthly.
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Chetwynd
Pine River
Peace Liard
B.C
Fort St. John and
Taylor
Dawson Creek
Fort Nelson
Hudson’s Hope
Tumbler Ridge
BC Forester Budget Highlights Tech Driven Forestry
Chief forester outlined a 300 member staff with an inventory program and R D projects. He noted BC's forestry sector generates 160 to 180 billion in exports and 1.5 billion in revenue to the treasury, with seven percent of world softwood lumber. The industry employs about 25 percent of BC's population and covers 95 million hectares. He cited GIS use and a large database, plus a push for a clear vision and balanced values.
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Pedersen
B.C
Forest Department
B.C. Forests
Winter closing in as health governs restrictions removal
Dave Pritchard outlined river quality monitoring with 11 locations checked daily for three weeks near Mt. Solitude showing no sheen. Testing targets oil chemistry, sediment impact, and toxin like naphthalene and phenanthrene while planning soil removal by truck to Fort St John and Alberta lined sites. Wildlife sampling and tainting tests on fish proceed as officials note no river hydrocarbons and public concern rises ahead of spring floods.
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Dave Pritchard
Mt. Solitude
Pritchard
Fort St. John
Alberta
Brian Bolton
Lasser
Pine River
Pembina
BC adds 11,000 jobs in September as unemployment falls
Statistics Canada figures show British Columbia created 11,000 more jobs in September and the unemployment rate declined to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in August. The export sector also grew with BC exporters boosting international merchandise trade by 12.1 percent for the first seven months of 2000 versus 1999.
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Statistics Canada
B.C
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Forester
Larry Pedersen
Lynda Lafleur
8Th Street
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