Fracking Quakes Hit Peace Region Ranch Life Near Fort St John
Hedges family on the Dead Horse Creek ranch north of Fort St John report earthquakes linked to hydraulic fracturing disrupt their spring and cattle calving. A Feb 11 quake, felt 105 kilometres away, prompted calls to regulators and inquiries about monitoring, transparency, and future impacts on the spring and livestock.
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Bo Hedges
Fort St John
B.C
Dead Horse Creel Cattle Company
Hedges
Fort St. John
Peace
Canada
British Columbia
Bill
Marilyn Hedges
Brent Ward
Earth Sciences
Simon Fraser University
Tourmaline Oil
Tourmaline
Ward
Haida Gwaii Archipelago
Dead Horse Creek
Energy Regulator
Surface Rights Board
University of B.C
Cerri
ConocoPhillips
Yoho Resourc
North Monthey
Dead Horse Creek Ranch
Kiskatinaw
Canada backs open for business push on critical minerals
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson announced measures to spur rapid development of Canada’s critical minerals. The government will extend the 15 percent mineral exploration tax credit by two years, freeing about $110 million for northern mining projects, and release $500 million more from the critical minerals infrastructure fund to finance energy and transport projects.
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Ottawa
Jonathan Wilkinson
Canada
Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
Toronto
Wilkinson
Pierre Gratton
Mining Association of Canada
U.S
Donald Trump
United States
Justin Trudeau
Trump
Transportation
Anita Anand
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