Bullmoose Coal Mine to reduce workforce
TUMBLER RIDGE BC Bullmoose Operating Corporation says manpower cuts follow nearing completion of coal deposit mining. A permanent layoff of 43 workers reduces staff to 222, effective October 25, 2002. Mine to be mined out by spring 2003, operation to close. attempts underway to help workers find other jobs. The Bullmoose mine has operated since 1983, shipping over 32 million tonnes of metallurgical coal overseas. Teck Dominico Limited owns 61 percent, BHP Billiton 29 percent, and Nissho Iwai Canada Ltd 10 percent.
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Tumbler Ridge
B.C
Bullmoose Operating Corporation
Bullmoose
British Columbia
Teck Dominico Limited
BHP Billiton
Nissho-Iwai (Canada) Ltd
Downtown Dixie Lee site readied for new hotels
The Dixie Lee building has been removed and no building permit application has been received. The property was acquired on August 30. Tenants in the downtown trailer park were given a 12 month vacate notice. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2003.
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Dixie Lee
Trailer Park
Chainsaw Lodge Rezoning Bylaw to go to final adoption
Chainsaw Lodge Ltd plans final adoption of its rezoning bylaw at the upcoming council meeting on September 17. The move aligns zoning changes with development plans and signals near completion of the approval process.
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Chainsaw Lodge Ltd
Pulp mill update as officials weigh LP sale
The text notes no official statement on Tembec purchasing the Louisiana Pacific Pulp mill but expects an announcement by month end. It mentions the District of Chetwynd appealing a BC Assessment Authority decision that deemed the mill closed for taxation purposes.
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Tembec
Louisiana Pacific Pulp
District of Chetwynd
Louisiana Pacific
BC Assessment Authority
District Appeals Tax Revenue Loss Over 2002 Capital Plan
The District failed to collect about 320000 in potential tax revenue for the 2002 capital program. The BC Assessment Appeal Board will hear the appeal on October 16 and 17 in Vancouver. If successful, the funds would be added to capital reserves.
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BC Assessment Appeal Board
Vancouver
mural change at Liquor Store for Chetwynd history celebration
Rita Caven completed a mural for the Communities in Bloom initiative at the Liquor Store to mark Chetwynd’s 40th anniversary. Two First Nations complainants found the depiction of an Aboriginal mother and child disrespectful due to mural placement, prompting the district to alter the artwork to remove the infant.
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Rita Caven
Bloom
Chetwynd
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