Chetwynd

The owners of Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp say they are targeting a restart of the mill by March 31. But, the union representing 109 workers given layoff notices last week says it's not confident that date is realistic.

The National Energy Board and Spectra Energy have confirmed the Pine River Gas Plant is up and running after an amine release last Thursday led to a shutdown.

The union representing 109 employees facing layoffs at a Chetwynd-area mill will be meeting with the employer this afternoon.

What was intended to be a temporary maintenance shutdown has turned into the worst case scenario for 109 workers at a pulp mill outside of Chetwynd.

Known as the gateway to the Peace, Chetwynd is the first town visitors from the south see as they emerge on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains.

Police say a man attempted to lure a young girl into his car in Chetwynd on Friday morning.

When major projects come to communities in the Peace, prime contractors are finding it hard to locate qualified local sub-contractors, according to the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT).

Emergency crews in Chetwynd are working to contain a natural gas leak at the site of the new town hall. The leak began when workers on site hit a gas line during construction.

Chetwynd Mechanical Pulp Inc. (Paper Excellence) will be closed until December in order to complete what it is calling a "routine maintenance shutdown" that began Sept. 14, the company told the Alaska Highway News.

Cleanup from the Pine Beetle kill is still going on in Chetwynd. Chetwynd Forest Industries (CFI), a division of West Fraser Mills Ltd.