Mining Projects Trigger Economic Benefits for the Stuart Nechako Region Communities
Oct 26, 2011
Fort St. James / Mackenzie
Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. is in the process of completing an expansion of their Endako Mine operations and has started the construction of a new mining project on at Mount Milligan between Fort St. James and Mackenzie. The Mount Milligan Project is expected to be operating in 2013. Read more...
BC Hydro's four new bioenergy projects to provide clean energy, local jobs
August 4, 2011
BC Hydro
BC Hydro is adding enough clean, renewable electricity to power 70,000 homes annually (more than 750 gigawatt hours) thanks to four new bioenergy projects located in Chetwynd, Fraser Lake, Fort St. James and Merritt. Read more...
Local mills hoping to build in China
John Rustad, local Liberal MLA, was meeting with Conifex and School District 91 last week to discuss a potential agreement with China. Read more...
White Sturgeon Success On Nechako
Vanderhoof - A major milestone was accomplished this past week when 33 juvenile sturgeon were captured, measured and released back into the Nechako River. Nine of those sturgeon (that is 27%) were fish that were part of the pilot hatchery program. Read more...
Provincial funding a must for sturgeon survival
The Nechako White Sturgeon Recovery Initiative's (NWRSI) Community Working Group (CWG) has received funding from several organizations this year, but government funding is still urgently needed for the building of a conservation hatchery. Read more...
Airport plan soaring
Upgrades to the Vanderhoof airport have progressed successfully with more improvements coming in the future. Read more...
Sturgeon efforts hope to breed results
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
Certificate Program offered in five Community Futures locations across British Columbia. Sept 2009 - May 2010. Read more...
The Farmer's Market is coming back
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
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
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
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
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
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...
