Business

Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires

NuVista has halted its operations in the Grande Prairie area due to the ongoing wildfires. The oil and gas company says it has temporarily shut in and depressured all operations close to the fires as ...

May 08, 2023

Canfor reports first quarter loss

Canfor is reporting a first quarter loss of $146.4 million. That was a $17.4 million improvement over the operating loss of $163.8 million reported in the last quarter of 2022.The company says in a ne...

May 03, 2023

Growing the North conference back to in-person event

More than 400 attendees and 37 speakers are going to be part of this year's Growing the North Conference.The 14th edition will go Wednesday and Thursday at Evergreen Park. Grande Prairie & Distric...

Feb 21, 2023

No new plans yet for Nauticol site after cancellation of blue methanol plant proposal

The reeve of the County of Grande Prairie says the county is not taking any action right away in light of the announcement by Nauticol that it is cancelling plans to build a blue methanol plant south ...

Feb 10, 2023

Canfor extending production curtailments at "select" BC lumber mills

Canfor says it is extending sawmill curtailments at its BC mills.In a release, the company says this is because of what it calls "weak market conditions and the lack of available economic fibre."The c...

Jan 04, 2023

Mercer names new Director of Mill Operations

Mercer Peace River has promoted from within to fill its vacant Director of Mill Operations position. Joe Fawcett has been with the company for over 30 years, working predominately in the operations si...

Dec 07, 2022

Canfor reducing lumber production, promises "minimal impact" on Grande Prairie mill employees

Canfor says it will bring in production curtailments at its sawmills later this month.A Canfor spokesperson says in an email to EverythingGP that the curtailments would affect the Grande Prairie mill ...

Dec 07, 2022

Province announces major investment in Alberta’s hydrogen sector

Alberta's government says it is awarding more than $161 million in funding from the Alberta Petrochemical Incentive Program (APIP) to grow Alberta's clean hydrogen sector.The government says Alberta's...

Nov 09, 2022

Third quarter profits lower compared to quarter two for forestry companies with local operations

Forestry companies that have mills in this area posted profits in the third quarter.Canfor, the owner of a sawmill in Grande Prairie, reported earnings of $108.6 million on sales of $1.7 billion.That ...

Oct 28, 2022

Northwestern Polytechnic to add Bachelor of Business Administration program in 2023

Northwestern Polytechnic has announced that it will begin offering a full Bachelor of Business Administration program in the fall of 2023. The school recently received approval from the province's Min...

Oct 26, 2022