by Web Editor | Jan 31, 2014 | News
B.C. forest companies face new, prescriptive regulations that define how much sawdust can settle in a wood-products plant before it is considered a hazard, almost two years after the deaths of four workers in sawmill explosions. The new regime has been rolled out in...
by Web Editor | Jul 26, 2013 | News
Work Starts On New Sawmill At Site Of Deadly Prince George, B.C. Explosion Prince George Mayor Shari Green acknowledged that “there are broken hearts” in the breaking of the ground at Lakeland Mills. Dignitaries, mill employees and loved ones gathered to watch...
by Web Editor | Jul 25, 2012 | News
It was six months ago last Friday that explosion and fire ripped through the Babine Forest Products saw mill in Burns Lake. Two people died, a further 44 were injured. Since that time, there have been numerous efforts launched to assist the community in its recovery...