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Canfor to curtail B.C. operations
Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) announced April 24 it will temporarily curtail operations at all British Columbia dimension mills effective April 29 due to low lumber prices and the high cost of fibre. The...
Province ignoring wildfires in carbon calculation: Sierra Club BC
The wildfires that ripped through B.C. forests during the last two summers have done the province no favours when it comes to carbon emissions, according to an environmental advocacy group. In a...
Fewer first-time homebuyers in B.C. this year: notaries
Notaries across British Columbia saw “an overall decrease in first-time buyers in most regions of the province” in 2018, according to the Society of Notaries Public of BC. What the province’s...
Judge expands Coastal GasLink injunction against pipeline blockade
Injunction expanded after protestors expanded their blockade
Northern B.C. sawmill workers to be in strike position
Some 1,600 workers at 13 northern B.C. sawmills will be in a strike position by Saturday morning - but won't necessarily take to the picket lines at that time. Acting on a mandate given in August,...
Cancer claims PWB owner Kazuko Komatsu
Kazuko Komatsu, owner and CEO of Pacific Western Brewing, has died after a long battle with cancer. Komatsu died on Friday, according to a media release issued by the local company. "We are...
Transportation minister showcases BC Bus North service
B.C. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Claire Trevena was in Prince George July 25 to showcase the BC Bus North service, launched last month to fill the gap Greyhound left behind when it...
WorkSafeBC upholds fines for Babine sawmill explosion
A WorkSafeBC review has upheld a decision to impose more than $1 million worth of penalties against Babine Forest Products for a catastrophic explosion and fire at the Burns Lake sawmill. In 2014,...
Greyhound suffering “unsustainable” losses on passenger service
Bus company lost $12.9 million on passenger operations in B.C. in last fiscal year
Nechako still in the game
Region has fallen short of hitting business home runs, but through innovation and a cultural shift, it a remains a player