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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN12-70: Greensmart Deal Getting Closer

Recent History – 2004-2006

DAWSON CREEK – A deal to transform the Louisiana Pacific plant in the east end of the city into a modular home manufacturing plant is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. Greg Hammond, a partner in the Calgary-based Greensmart modular home company, said he hoped to have the official deal done in a matter of days.

“We should be putting out a release rather soon,” he said.

The six-year-old business is looking to make the LP plant, which was constructed in 1999 but has never been in operation, its second manufacturing facility. The deal could mean up to 150 new jobs for the city when production begins, which is expected in the fall. Late last year, then Greensmart president Michael Readwin said his company was looking forward to investing in Dawson Creek.

“The market for the oil industry up there is large,” he told the Peace River Block Daily News in October. “And it’s close to the materials we use which is OSB (oriented strand board). So, rather than everything getting shipped up there, we will be shipping from the north to the south. We are really looking forward to getting going up there.”

The Greensmart deal has been in the works for months. The transfer of the facility involves detailed negotiations between the two businesses and the provincial Ministry of Forests. Both Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom and Dawson Creek Mayor Wayne Dahlen have said they are anxious to announce the deal publicly.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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