Airport plan soaring

September 22, 2009 | Omineca Express

Upgrades to the Vanderhoof airport have progressed successfully with more improvements coming in the future. Read more...


Sturgeon efforts hope to breed results

Monday, June 1 2009 | Prince George Citizen

Efforts continue to help recover the stocks of the endangered Nechako white sturgeon, with a recovery effort focusing this summer on determining why newly-hatched fish are not surviving. Read more...


Regional Delivery

SFU

Certificate Program offered in five Community Futures locations across British Columbia. Sept 2009 - May 2010. Read more...


The Farmer's Market is coming back

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | Omineca Express

The Vanderhoof Farmers’ Market is being revived! Organizers hope it will become an integrated part of the community providing opportunities for farmers, artisans, musicians, students, mentors and young entrepreneurs. Read more...


Silver Birch gets computers

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 | Omineca Express

Editor: Thank you to Keith Federink, George Winters and Mickey Bisanz of Community Futures for two computers presented on Monday, March 16, 2009 to the Board and the Residents of 'Senior Citizens to the Silver Birch Lodge'. Read more...


Overpass open for traffic

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 | By Gordon Hoekstra, Prince George Citizen

The B.C. government marked the opening of the $5.2-million Bobtail Forest Service Road overpass on Tuesday. "This overpass will dramatically improve the safety of our truck drivers and the travelling public. It also can be a bridge to future developments, in particular, bioenergy opportunities in the region," said Forests Minister Pat Bell. Read more...


Nanaimo Firm Gets Goldie Creek Bridge Contract

Thursday, September 18, 2008 | 250 News

Prince George, B.C. - Copcan Contracting of Nanaimo has won the bid to build the bridge at Goldie Creek, about 6km west of Vanderhoof. Construction will start this fall on the $2.29 million dollar project. Read more...


Innovation at the grassroots

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | Omineca Express

Do you consider yourself an innovative thinker? Do you have concepts and ideas which you have not yet moved forward because there is no next step in place. Read more...


More funding puts us over $6 million

September 09, 2008 | Omineca Express

The money train made two pit stops in Vanderhoof last week. At the first stoppage on Tuesday, September 2 Cariboo-Chilcotin MP Dick Harris appeared with an Airport Improvement Cheque for $599,928, followed an hour later with a cheque for $274,991 for Spirit Square in the Historic Park, following up with a cheque for $361,009 to replace the foundation of the OK Cafe and to put a gift shop in the Smithers House. Read more...