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UPDATED: Walter Energy, Inc. says it will come through with $64.2 million in interest payments that are due May 15. In a May 5 quarterly filing with the U.

Twenty-seven workers at Walter Energy's Willow Creek mine have been issued layoff notices effective June 11, according to the company.

Local spending was the focus at a recent TransCanada Corp./Coastal GasLink pipeline open house in Dawson Creek. A range of local business representatives turned up at the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) was invited by the Dawson Creek Chamber of Commerce to provide a market outlook presentation at a luncheon at the Calvin Kruk Centre April 28.

The proponent chosen by BC Hydro to build lodging for Site C dam workers says the facility will include a movie theatre, gym, licensed lounge, multi-faith centre and single bedrooms with TVs and Wi-Fi.

Pembina Pipeline Corp. had hoped to avoid an Environmental Assessment on a proposed pipeline from the Pink Mountain area to Taylor, but the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) says: not so fast.

Despite packing two arenas with vendors last weekend, the Dawson Creek Kiwanis Club Trade Show's attendance dropped below 10,000 for the first time in recent memory.

The City of Fort St. John agreed to tender out $3.5 million worth of road work at the last council meeting, which is significantly lower than what the city had budgeted.

After years of discussion and site clearing, work has started on what will be the largest wind energy project in British Columbia.

Fort St. John home sales dipped slightly during the first quarter of 2015, according to the B.C. Northern Real Estate Board, however building permits doubled to $38.8 million on-year in the same quarter.