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B.C.-Alberta road link to expand

B.C.-Alberta road link to expand

The B.C. government has started engineering work to widen sections of the main route from Alberta into northeast B.C., the first step to a four-lane industrial route from the provincial border to Fort St. John.

Technology keeps rolling at the Vernon press

The press handles 22 different newspapers a month, not to mention around four million inserts

FrontCounter BC upgrades online services to better serve clients

Clients in the natural resource sector will now find it even easier to apply for provincial permits, authorizations and licenses

Black Press buys Cranbrook, Kimberley dailies

Black Press, British Columbia's largest publisher of community newspapers and websites, has announced the purchase of the Cranbrook Daily Townsman and the Kimberley Daily Bulletin from Don Kendall.

Tourism grant rolled back

Clearwater council voted Tuesday to advise Tourism Wells Gray that its operating grant for will be rolled back by 40 per cent in 2012 to $48,000. It will be reduced by 60 per cent in 2013 to $32,000

Deadlines announced for pre-budget consultations

M.P. Cathy McLeod recently announced that the federal government is asking Canadians for input on Budget 2012
Rising waters

Rising waters

Water diverted for run-of-river hydro project appears to have no impact on streamflow during spring freshet
Demolition underway

Demolition underway

Former Hub Grocery and Gas Bar being demolished to make room for possible future expansion by Jim's Food Market

Small businesses champion energy efficiency

Small business can submit their energy saving ideas to the Ministry of Energy and Mines until Monday, Aug. 15

ABCFP now accepting award nominations

Every year, the ABCFP selects one community to be the Forest Capital of BC. The winning community carries the title for a full year-from Jan. 1 to Dece. 31