The provincial government is moving ahead with plans for a new hospital for Burns Lake. Construction is expected to start next year with completion in 2015. The project would create about 200 jobs for the community which lost its sawmill in a fire this past January. Last week the province also announced a new community centre for Burns … [Read more...]
A good size turn out at a jobs fair in Burns Lake today.
February 10, 2012 by
It seems there are jobs to be had for Burns Lake residents, who saw their main employer go up in smoke last month, as long as they're willing to travel around the region. Jobs Minister Pat Bell says there were more than 1300 positions on offer at a jobs fair in the central interior community today. He said "ranging from labourers … [Read more...]
Burns Lake Mill explosion victims transported to VGH
January 23, 2012 by
Vancouver Coastal Health has confirmed that three patients injured in the Babine Forest Products mill explosion in Burns Lake Friday have been admitted to Vancouver General Hospital. One of the employees is in critical condition while two others are in serious but stable condition. A fourth patient in critical condition will also be admitted, … [Read more...]
Men missing after Burns Lake sawmill blast identified
January 22, 2012 by
The two men still missing after an explosion at a sawmill in Burns Lake has been identified. Carl Charlie and Robert Luggi are still unaccounted for. Meanwhile, a machine operator at the mill is speaking out, claiming the disaster could have been prevented. "I honestly don't believe that sawmill should have been running that week,” … [Read more...]
Carole James heads to Burns Lake to support family after sawmill blast
January 21, 2012 by
Former B.C. NDP leader Carole James is travelling to Burns Lake to be with family and friends after a huge explosion destroyed the village’s largest employer, a sawmill. James, whose husband is chief of the First Nation there, says the community is in shock. "The mill, Babine Forest Products, is such a part of the community. Everyone … [Read more...]
Burns Lake Village confirms 25 people working at sawmill at time of blast
January 21, 2012 by
The Village of Burns Lake is confirming for the first time details in Friday night’s massive explosion at a saw mill. A statement from the village, the local First Nation and the regional district say about 25 workers were on shift at the time of the blast, shortly after 8 p.m. Northern Health says 19 people were taken to hospital and at … [Read more...]
Major explosion at Burns Lake saw mill
January 20, 2012 by
Emergency crews are dealing with a huge explosion that's happened at a saw mill near Burns Lake -- while people were working inside. RCMP say they were called around 8:15 p.m. to the Babine Forest Service Mill after reports of the blast. Constable Leslie Smith says an unknown number of mill workers were on shift at the time. "We don't know this … [Read more...]
