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Energy executives, brand strategists, an Olympian speed skater, and a TED talk alumni feature in an impressive roster of speakers at the fifth annual Spark Women's Leadership Conference in May.

Current capacity on the existing Trans Mountain Pipeline continues to be insufficient to meet the needs of shippers, Kinder Morgan Canada says. The 300,000 bbl/d pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Burnaby, B.C.

Act would effectively expropriate everything in Trans Mountain pipeline corridor

The federal government should move the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion dispute to the front of the Supreme Court’s agenda, Peace River North MLA Dan Davies says.

Kinder Morgan Canada has completed preparatory work on time at the Burnaby and Westridge Marine terminals, despite near-daily protests attempting to block access to the Burnaby terminal that were meant to delay construction.

School districts in Northeast B.C. will split $4.3 million in provincial funding for new buses and school repairs, the province announced Thursday. The lion’s share will go to School District 59 in the South Peace, which is receiving $2,486,737.

Suite of new taxes stalling business growth even before they go into effect

In the midst of a slew of new health funding, the Ministry of Health announced Monday the addition of 21 new full-time paramedic positions serving Northeast B.C., the Central Interior, and Castlegar.

The Ministry of Health says the Northern Health region will see a 70 per cent increase in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams over the next year. The announcement by Health Minister Adrian Dix was part of the B.C.

Fort St. John and Dawson Creek will see four new full-time paramedic positions and one new ambulance each as BC Emergency Health Services beefs up its personnel in the Peace Region.