Mining boom seen in Peace River area boosts jobs and investment
The Peace River region, boosted by regulatory changes and rising Asia demand, could attract close to a billion dollars in capital investment and create hundreds to over a thousand permanent jobs. Expansion centers on Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge, with Dawson Creek feeling the impact.
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Cattle aid urged as BC lawmakers accuse U S protectionism
Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom urged stronger action to aid BC cattle producers amid US border restrictions. He blasted protectionism as family ranchers face halted markets. BC offered a $6 million set aside program with a January 15 2005 deadline for applications.
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Dawson Creek receives infrastructure grant for wastewater study
South Peace MLA Blair Lekstrom announces a nine thousand eight hundred fifty dollar infrastructure planning grant to the City of Dawson Creek. The funds will support a wastewater treatment study addressing ammonia reduction and environment health. Grants from the Ministry of Community Aboriginal and Women’s Services under the Local Government Grants Act aim to assess feasibility cost and location for the proposed project.
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South Peace
Blair Lekstrom
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