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Comprehensive News Feed for Kitimat, BC.

Results 1 - 20 of 920 in Kitimat, BC

  1. Suspect found in Kitimat stabbing deathRead the original story

    Yesterday | Prince George Free Press

    RCMP ARE now saying they have a person in custody stemming from this morning's death by stabbing of a 29-year-old Kitimat man.

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada

  2. Last weekRead the original story

    Feb 11, 2009 | Northern Sentinel

    RCMP SET up roadblocks leading out of Kitimat today, looking for a man in connection with the stabbing death of another man early this morning.

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  3. Suspect found in Kitimat stabbing deathRead the original story

    9 hrs ago | Lake Cowichan Gazette

    RCMP ARE now saying they have a person in custody stemming from this morning's death by stabbing of a 29-year-old Kitimat man.

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada

  4. Ski swap meet went wellRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | Terrace Standard

    ... in line, ready to wait for more than an hour to get in. People came from all over the north, including Smithers, Kitimat, Prince Rupert and the Nass Valley. Usually there are no more customers after 11 a.m., but this year, several people were still ...

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    Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports

  5. Union shocked by Eurocan announcement

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Interior News

    The employee union of Kitimat's pulp and paper mill was as shaken as the rest of the community at the announcement of the impending closure.

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada

  6. Enbridge could apply for pipeline approval this year, bank saysRead the original story

    Friday | Vancouver Sun

    ... apply late this year for federal approval of a new oil pipeline connecting Edmonton to a new marine terminal in Kitimat, B. C., Scotiabank said Thursday in its monthly commodities report. And Scotiabank commodities specialist Patricia Mohr said ...

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  7. U.S. interests pull our strings againRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Campbell River Mirror

    ... could be a massive negative marketing campaign financed by U.S. foundations to discredit farmed salmon. Former Kitimat resident Vivian Krause said the campaign flooded media with warnings, first about PCBs in farmed salmon, and now about sea lice. ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada, Opinion

  8. Lobby starts to save northwestRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Interior News

    ... today to gather signatures on a letter to be sent to Premier Gordon Campbell and to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Kitimat-located Eurocan, owned by West Fraser, is to close Jan. 31, 2010, putting more than 500 directly employed people and many more ...

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    Related Topix: Non-Profit, British Columbia, Canada, Terrace, BC, Joe Handley, Gordon Campbell, Stephen Harper

  9. Kitimat mayor, union react to announced closure of EurocanRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 3 | Terrace Standard

    The Eurocan pulp and paper mill in Kitimat will close permanently on January 31, parent company West Fraser announced on October 28.

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Joe Handley, North America, Canada, World News

  10. It's time to get your ski swap onRead the original story

    Friday Nov 6 | Terrace Standard

    ... 12 p.m. Gear can be picked up at 4 p.m. This local event has a regional draw, with people attending from Smithers, Kitimat and Prince Rupert. Northern Escape Heliskiing will join the swap this year along with Ruins, All Seasons, and Winterland. ...

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    Related Topix: Alpine Skiing, Winter Sports

  11. When it comes to spending, few can top the City of Prince RupertRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 1 | A Town Called Podunk

    ... and small, Rupert is behind only Dawson Creek when it comes to per capita spending, just behind Rupert's numbers is Kitimat which had spending of $1,831, Prince George is well down the list of Northern BC communities at $1,142 ( a number that still ...

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    Related Topix: Rupert, ID, British Columbia, Canada, Prince Rupert, BC, North America, Canada, World News, Dawson Creek, BC, Whistler, BC

  12. Job loss toll of Eurocan closure likely to be in the thousandsRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 4 | Interior News

    The closure of Eurocan could put 2,000 residents out of a job, says the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce president.

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  13. Podunk Below the Masthead, Thursday, November 5, 2009Read the original story

    Sunday Nov 1 | A Town Called Podunk

    ... here ) Where do the children play-- A look at how parents and children are coping with the closure of the schools of Kitimat due to the outbreak of flu in the community ( listen to interview here ) Daily News, Front page, headline story Taking one's ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada, Prince Rupert, BC, Audiology, Medicine, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health

  14. Podunkians join the rest of Canada standing in a flu shot lineRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Nov 1 | A Town Called Podunk

    ... from 11 to 4 has been cancelled . With the H1N1 virus apparently making a rather forceful visit just to the east in Kitimat , it seemed at times on Thursday that almost anyone who wanted a flu shot was flocking to the Rupert Square Mall. The line up ...

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    Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, British Columbia, Rupert, ID

  15. U.S. interests pull B.C.'s strings againRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Goldstream Gazette

    ... negative marketing campaign financed by U.S. private foundations to discredit farmed salmon as a food source. Former Kitimat resident Vivian Krause has assembled a heavily documented critique of the campaign, which has flooded North American media ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada, Opinion

  16. Supreme Court judges agree to hear Alcan appeal over B.C. power dealRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Penticton Herald

    ... would give BC Hydro long-term access to electricity produced at Rio Tinto Alcan's Kemano generating station near Kitimat in northwest B.C. Chief David Luggi, spokesman for the Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, said Thursday's decision is in no way a ...

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  17. COLUMNIST: U.S. interests pull our stringsRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Mission City Record

    ... negative marketing campaign financed by U.S. private foundations to discredit farmed salmon as a food source. Former Kitimat resident Vivian Krause has assembled a heavily documented critique of the campaign, which has flooded North American media ...

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    Related Topix: British Columbia, Canada, Opinion

  18. Supreme Court to hear Alcan appeal over B.C. power deal

    Thursday Nov 5 | CTV.ca

    ... gives B.C. Hydro long-term access to a portion of the electricity produced at Alcan's Kemano generating station near Kitimat. This is a good article. With the slowness of getting the vaccine to "us regular people" there is bound to be a lot of ...

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    Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, British Columbia, Canada

  19. Market Pulp On the Move, UFS Prices UpRead the original story

    May 11, 2009 | Paper Age

    ... of its ~335,000 tpy kraft linerboard mill (15% of Canadian and 1% of North America containerboard capacity) in Kitimat, BC effective Jan 31. IP announced 1.4 million tons of containerboard capacity closures (12% of IP's domestic capacity and 4% of ...

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  20. Top court to hear AlcanaRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Calgary Sun

    ... gives B.C. Hydro long-term access to a portion of the electricity produced at Alcan's Kemano generating station near Kitimat. Ads Jobboom

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