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...]
Canfor restarts its sawmill in Vavenby, B.C.
September 6, 2011 by
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. (TSX:CFP) restarted its sawmill in Vavenby in the British Columbia Interior on Tuesday after a $ 24-million upgrade.The capital investment included a new canter line, a new grade optimizer in the planer and an upgraded planer feed system.At full production, Vavenby will add 240 million board feet of SPF to company capacity … [Read more...]
