Dam safety prompts emergency housing and flood prep in B C
B C Housing prepared emergency accommodation in Chetwynd Dawson Creek Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge. July 3 entry notes 100000 sandbags stockpiled in Fort St. John and pamphlets on flood proofing distributed. Nadine Cahan of Hydro says testing shows dam is safe while acknowledging a sinkhole and unknown extent cause location and material. Downstream communities were alerted as investigative drilling began.
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B.C
Chetwynd
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Tumbler Ridge
Hydro
Nadine Cahan
Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested After Roadside Pursuit
RCMP officers Haley and Jespersen chased suspects near Braden Road after an armed robbery at Farmington Store. The vehicle was stopped at LP Road with emergency lights, arrests made, and large quantities of stolen cigarettes recovered. Suspects Randy Paul Gatz and Eric Michael Hicks face charges including armed robbery and firearms offenses.
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Haley
Jespersen
Braden Road
Groundbirc
LP Road
Caven Road
Farmington
Chetwynd Rcmp
Dawson Creek Rcmp
Randy Paul Gatz
Eric Michael Hicks
BC Hydro completes 4th cone penetration test at dam site
On August 29 BC Hydro finished a 250 ft cone penetration test reaching bedrock revealing loose and dense core zones. They plan at least one more test to define extent and causes of the loose zones and decide on mitigation while the dam remains monitored 24 hours a day until further developments.
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BC Hydro
Canadian Dairy Industry Highlights and Winnipeg Conference
Canada hosts a summer Agriculture and Agri-Food conference in Winnipeg to craft a business plan for growing dairy exports. About 1.4 million milking cows and 26,259 producers supply Holsteins for 90 percent of the herd with other breeds making up the rest.
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Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Winnipeg
Aceis
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Ministry of Trans and Highway
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Chetwynd Christian Academy
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