By Norm Macdonald, Special to the Province. The recent announcements by West Fraser Timber and Canfor that they would be closing mills in Houston and Quesnel are just the start of a very difficult period for the families and communities …
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Two years of Liberal jobs plan leaves B.C. with 9,500 fewer private sector jobs
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Op-ed: Province’s film industry deserves support now
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