Construction of Terrane Metals’ Mount Milligan project is getting underway.
Last week the company awarded the first construction contract for the copper/gold mine between Fort St. James and Mackenzie.
A road upgrade contract has been awarded to Duz Cho Construction L.P., a wholly-owned enterprise of the McLeod Lake Indian Band, and Ledcor CMI Ltd. When completed, 26 kilometres of upgraded all-weather forest service access road will connect the project site with the Germansen North Road, a key transportation corridor in the region. In addition, the upgraded road will link in with the government-funded Mackenzie Connector project to provide all-weather road access between the communities of Mackenzie and Fort St. James.
First Nations pursue natural gas project
March 1, 2021
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Lheidli T’enneh Nation, McLeod Lake Indian Band and Prince George-based Formula Capital Corp. said they are close to forming a partnership to develop a petrochemical complex in the First Nations’ fledgling industrial park north of the city.
The move comes after West Coast Olefins Ltd. president Ken James said in December it has decided to renew a plan to build a complex at the BCR Industrial Site in Prince George.
WCOL had considered properties near Summit Lake and Bear Lake – including land LTN and MLIB have their eyes on for the industrial park – but backed away, James said, because opposition to the project remained just as strong as if if was to be built in Prince George.
The Lheidli T’enneh Nation and McLeod Lake Indian Band have partnered up with Formula Capital Corporation on a plan to develop a natural gas liquids extraction plant near Summit Lake north of . . .
Lheidli T’enneh Nation, McLeod Lake Indian Band and Prince George-based Formula Capital Corp. said Monday they are close to forming a partnership to develop a natural gas complex in the First Nations fledgling industrial park north of the city.
A new water research program will gather Western science and Indigenous knowledge data to increase understanding of water quality and water quantity in the Peace region, says Geoscience BC. The . . .