Tag Archives: Fort St James
Residents of Fort St. James and the surrounding area move closer to getting a modern hospital
The people of Fort St. James and the surrounding areas are a step closer to a modern hospital as new steps are taken for the new Stuart Lake hospital. Northern Health requested and received proposals ...
Mar 22, 2021
Fort St. James receives aid from B.C. Emergency Health Services in fight against Covid-19
With a growing number of COVID-19 cases in Fort St. James, health officials have sent in reinforcements. B.C. Emergency Health Services deployed its Major Incident Rapid Response team to the community...
Dec 10, 2020
Province approves hospital upgrade in Fort St. James
It's full steam ahead for the new hospital in Fort St. James. The new Stuart Lake Hospital will be state of the art and will provide better health care and create more jobs. The project is ready for c...
Jan 20, 2020
Tragic end to missing persons case in Fort St. James
Fort St. James RCMP say a woman reported missing last month has been found deceased. Police say 56-year-old Margaret Duncan was found dead near the local arena Wednesday afternoon. She had been report...
Jan 10, 2020
RCMP trying to find missing Fort St. James woman
Fort St. James RCMP is asking for help finding a missing woman. Investigators say 56-year-old Margaret Duncan was last seen in downtown Fort St. James RCMP on the afternoon of December 31, 2019. Dunca...
Jan 03, 2020
Fort St. James forestry deal approved
B.C.'s forests minister has given the green light to transfer harvesting rights between two companies in north central British Columbia. Doug Donaldson says the deal will see a Hampton-owned affiliate...
Oct 28, 2019
Sinclar announces temporary mill downtime
The cuts keep coming for B.C.'s beleaguered forestry industry. Sinclar Group Forest Products has announced a two-week curtailment for its operations in Prince George, Vanderhoof, and Fort St. James be...
Aug 01, 2019
Conifex announces downtime at Mackenzie sawmill
The bad news just keeps coming in B.C.'s beleaguered forestry sector. Conifex Timber has announced that it is temporarily curtailing operations at its Mackenzie sawmill. The company blames continued h...
Jul 23, 2019
Northwest housing sales dip across first half of 2019
Housing sales dipped across the Northwest through the first half of 2019, when compared to last year. In Terrace, sales dropped from 173 through the first half of 2018 to 134 this year. Prince Rupert ...
Jul 05, 2019
Conifex to shut down Fort St James sawmill ahead of sale to Hampton Lumber
In what is becoming all too familiar, another northern BC sawmill has announced it will be ceasing operations. Conifex has made an agreement to sell their Fort St James sawmill to Hampton Lumber for r...
Jun 25, 2019