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Lake Babine Nation has massively increased its forestry tenure thanks to a new partnership with the BC government and West ...
On Jan. 20, 2012, two workers were killed and 19 others badly hurt in an explosion at the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C. Survivors of the inferno and the loved ones of its ...
The Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, B.C., was completely destroyed in an explosion and subsequent fire on Jan. 20, 2012. Two workers died and 19 others were injured. (cbc) ...
The Babine Forest Products mill had been a mainstay of the local economy in the town of about 2,000 people since opening in 1974. Mill reconstruction has been under way since 2013.
Several key elements require attention to prevent another tragedy like the one at Babine Forest Products, according to recommendations issued July 31 from a coroner’s inquest into the January 20 ...
Babine Forest Products announced Thursday it plans to appeal a $1.01-million penalty, the highest ever levied by WorkSafeBC, for a fatal explosion and fire at its Burns Lake sawmill. By Brian Morton ...
CNW/ - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. ("West Fraser" or the "Company") (TSX and NYSE: WFG) and the Lake Babine Nation Forestry Limited Partnership (LBN ...
Ryan Clay was one of 20 workers injured in the Babine Forest Products sawmill explosion in Burns Lake in 2012. He received severe burns to his hands and his face. “My hands were covering my face ...
The American owner of the rebuilt Babine Forest Products Mill in Burns Lake is suing one of its insurers, which the company claims has not paid the full amount owed under its policy. Hampton ...
Employees of two sawmills are suing a government safety board over explosions in 2012 that killed four of their colleagues and injured 42 others, reports Canadian Press. The Babine Forest Products ...
Inquest to probe blasts at Babine Forest Products mill in Burns Lake, B.C. and Lakeland mill in Prince George The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 07, 2014 10:22 AM PDT | Last Updated: August 7, 2014 ...
TORONTO -- Here are five things to look for in Canadian business this week: Babine inquest: The inquest into an explosion at a Babine Forest Products sawmill kicks off in Burns Lake, B.C., on Monday.