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Veresen Midstream, a subsidiary of Veresen Inc., has announced plans for $2.5 billion worth on investments in the Peace Region

Northeast B.C. recorded an unemployment rate of 8.8 per cent last month—once again the highest in the province but lower than in previous months. In July 2015, the region's unemployment rate sat at 6.4 per cent, with around 2,700 people unemployed.

Rates would amount to $33-$59 increase in 2017 and 2018

The economic downturn burning northern Alberta and B.C., has been a boon for one company. Burnaby-based Ritchie Bros.

The economic downturn burning northern Alberta and B.C., has been a boon for one company. Burnaby-based Ritchie Bros.

Peace River Regional District directors have approved zoning and official community plan amendments that will allow Encana to build its South Central Liquids Hub.

One-hundred-and-sixty-acres. 7,640 square feet. Crystal chandeliers. A four-bay shop. A $6 million mega-home in Fort St. John that hit the market on July 21 is "custom built from the ground up," the realtor working to sell the property says.

If you look close enough, you may see Roy Whitford spending his days and nights with his eyes peeled on both people of the region and their property. But don’t worry, the owner of Armada Security is making sure things are locked up tight.

The province brought in $510,660 from the sale of 14 drilling licenses at the latest auction held July 13. Sale totals have been all over the map so far this year, from a high of $1.

Peace Region jobless rate at 9.2 per cent, soaring high above seasonally adjusted provincial average of 5.9 per cent.