Recent History – 1999 May 5, 1999, By Daily News Staff The April sale of oil and gas rights brought $12.5 million in revenue to the province, Energy and Mines Minister Dan Miller announced on Monday. The figure represents a 172 per cent increase over last year’s sale, which brought in $4.6 million, but is… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Cross posted: BN05-18: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO CELEBRATE 55 YEARS June 4, 1999, By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff All visitors to Dawson Creek must report to the RCMP. Or so the sign at the Alberta border read in the 1950s when Ralph Thomsen was a member of the Dawson Creek and… Read More

Recent History – 1999 June 9, 1999, By Daily News Staff HUDSON’S HOPE – Electricity supply to customers should not be interrupted, BC Hydro says, when a test to gauge the effectiveness of a backup power supply on a generating station is conducted this Saturday. A restoration test will be done on the GM Shrum (GMS)… Read More

Recent History – 1999 June 28, 1999, By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff Tumbler Ridge isn’t ready to roll over and die just yet. “I believe people are still taking this well in their stride,” says Mayor Paul Kealy of the recent layoff notices given to 125 workers at Quintette Coal. “There’s still some shock and… Read More

Recent History – 1999 July 9, 1999, By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff Good news travels fast and recently that meant a big surprise for Al Berkner of Dawson Creek. Near the beginning of June, the local entrepreneur was quietly going about his business, filling in the flower boxes at the NAR Park using his self-built… Read More

Recent History – 1999 July 30, 1999, By Kelly Henschel, Daily News Staff Prince George-based Industrial Forestry Service Ltd. (IFS) has come to Dawson Creek to handle the developmental aspects for four new forest licenses offered to Louisiana Pacific this spring. “There’s a time period that you go through with the government before signing (the license… Read More

Recent History – 1999 September 28, 1999, By Daily News Staff The name is chosen, the dates are set and a committee has started to plan for the Northern Wood Forum in Dawson Creek next September. Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce manager Wayne Dahlen said the Dawson Creek version of the four-year-old job-creating show in the… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Sept. 1, 1999, By Mark Nielsen , Daily News Staff Louisiana-Pacific has taken out a building permit for $10 million worth of construction to house a thermal oil regeneration plant. City of Dawson Creek regulatory services director Greg Dobrowolski said the plant will allow L-P to generate extra electricity using the waste… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Sept. 15, 1999, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff A comprehensive plan for promoting hardwood is being developed by the Peace Wood Value Added Association (PWVAA). The aim, said PWVAA president Herb Brent, is to maximize the job creation and economic returns that can be made through the harvesting and processing of… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Nov. 12, 1999, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff It’s official — Louisiana-Pacific is building a veneer plant in Dawson Creek. Details of the project were released during a public meeting Wednesday evening that drew about 120 people to the George Dawson Inn, confirming what was commonly believed in the process. L-P… Read More