Arbour Day – Don’t just hug a tree, plant one!
By Anne Margaret MacDonald “Don’t just hug a tree, plant one!” says NEAT’s Eco-Advisor Liz Biggar. The slogan is a perfect encapsulation of the vision behind NEAT’s third annual Arbour…
B.C. makes final written argument to Northern Gateway Panel
VICTORIA – British Columbia has made its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel. In the submission, the Province states that it cannot support the project…
Apache Chief predicts increasing price of natural gas
Apache Corporation’s Chief Executive Officer G. Steven Farris made a presentation to the Ford Bernstein’s 29th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference. Amongst his remarks Farris mentioned the company’s interests in the…
Entrec Signs agreement to acquire GT’s Crane and Transportation Services in Fort Nelson
SPRUCE GROVE – ENTREC Corporation On Tuesday it announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% interest in GT’s Crane and Transportation Services Inc. and all…
Apache execs outline future plans for upstream Horn River partnership with Chevron
Minutes of a Special Regional Council Meeting April 25th, 2013 Mayor Streeper welcomed the Apache delegation; Tim Wall, President, Kitimat Upstream, Apache; Rob Spitzer, Executive Vice President, Kitimat Upstream, Apache;…
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…
Halfway First Nation gets pretenure agreement from province
FORT ST. JOHN – A new agreement signed between the Province, the Halfway River First Nation (HRFN) and the BC Oil and Gas Commission will support economic development and provide…
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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