Alvina Berggren receives Red Cross Distinguished Service Award
By Anne Margaret MacDonald On May 28th Alvina Berggren was presented with the Red Cross Distinguished Service Award for 24 years of dedicated service and volunteerism both locally and…
Student loan forgiveness applications now being accepted from rural doctors and nurses
GATINEAU – The Harper Government today announced that family doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and family medicine residents in more than 4,200 rural communities across Canada can now apply for Canada…
Temporary Foreign Worker reforms
VANCOUVER – BC Building Trades unions say federal government reforms to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program announced today are a very positive first step in response to the judicial review…
Council approves spot re-zoning for Tim Hortons site
Minutes of the regular Regional Council meeting April 8th, 2013 William Vroom, Convert Construction LTD and Michelle Charlton, Cordova Way Holdings, were present to hear Council approve the spot zone…
Dwayne Walsh of Fort Nelson recognised for heroic actions
Mayor Streeper presented Mr. Dwayne Walsh with a Certificate of Commendation from the Governor General of Canada. The award arose from the actions of Mr. Walsh on May 27th,…
Canada’s natural gas industry will generate $940B Over 24 years and support 260,000 jobs per year
The Role of Natural Gas in Powering Canada’s Economy report examines the economic contribution that natural gas exploration, production, transportation, distribution, and consumption will make to Canada’s economy between 2012…
April Oil and Gas lease sales earned $40.615 million for the province
The sale of Natural Gas Crown Petroleum Rights held on April 25th, 2013 earned the province $40,615,482. The sale comprised of 11 drilling licences totalling 5,591 hectares (average price $3,481…
China may have more shale gas than found in US
The geographic proliferation of shale gas and tight oil is inevitable This article in the Globe & Mail is worth a read. Though the proliferation of technologies for shale gas…
Encana sale to Endurance Energy
Chamber of Commerce Business Update The Northern Rockies Regional Council and Fort Nelson and District Chamber of Commerce met with Mike Forgo, of Encana, and Dennis Lawrence, of Endurance Energy,…
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