CDN-Economy & Related Factors

Hoid said:

The best way to kill a planet is to let the oil industry run the regulatory process

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Twin_Moose said:

They should have direct representation in the decisions made about their industry.

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Hoid said:

The best way to kill a planet is to let the oil industry run the regulatory process

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Hoid said:

Direct representation?

Any idea of how many oil executives accompany Mr Kenney on his jaunt to Ottawa?

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Hoid said:

Direct representation?
Any idea of how many oil executives accompany Mr Kenney on his jaunt to Ottawa?

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After 25 years of cutting hair in downtown Prince George, Freda Barton is doing something she never expected: moving back home to Kitimat to cash in on northwestern British Columbia's economic boom.
"The whole town is just crazy busy," Barton said. "I'm really excited."
Barton will be helping Kitimat's Nechako Barber Shop set up a mobile studio to service a 4,500 person work camp being built in support of the $40-billion LNG Canada export facility.
But though the mega-project is creating new opportunities in the region, it's also creating challenges for both small businesses and local governments attempting to keep up with rapid growth.
Aside from needing more barbers, communities say they also need more police and bylaw officers to respond to some of the problems that come with a rapidly growing population — but questions remain about who will pay for that.
Rentals in short supply
Already, approximately 1,000 workers are in place and the impact can be seen everywhere, said Nechako Barber Shop owner Tracy Best.
"Everybody's got 'Help Wanted,' signs," she said, adding it's difficult to recruit people into service-industry positions with high-paying camp jobs nearby.
Even so, the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce is warning people against simply showing up in town expecting to cash in.
Rental units are in high-demand so it's best to have both a job and a place to live lined up before deciding to move northwest, said chamber president Daniel Chimko.
"I mean, in terms of those [service] jobs, you can probably start the next day," he said. "But again, you've got to make sure you have your first couple months rent in hand so that you're not left out in the street."
Construction is also underway on new townhouses and a new hotel to accommodate the growing population, which isn't limited to Kitimat. The nearby city of Terrace, which acts a service centre for the region, is also being impacted, said city CAO Heather Avinson.
"With a big project like this ... there's an influx of people that come to the area," Avinson told CBC Daybreak North host Carolina de Ryk.
"And it's happening more quickly than we expected."
New activity straining local resources: City of Terrace
Avinson said while the economic activity is welcome, it also has a downside: people in the community are seeing more visible homelessness, drug use and property crime.
Avinson said she didn't want to attribute all the negative changes to LNG Canada, but said it's likely some of the challenges can be attributed to new people arriving in the region.
"It's a blessing and a curse," she said.
The city wants to add more police and bylaw officers to its roster in 2020 in order to respond, and hopes the province and companies behind LNG Canada will be willing to help pay for those costs.
LNG Canada said it's designing the project with nearby communities in mind, attempting to provide as many services — from medical to recreation — as possible within its 400-hectare work camp in order to minimize disruption.
Spokesperson Susannah Pierce said LNG Canada is also working with the province and local governments to monitor numbers on everything from housing prices to crime rates.
"We can then look at the data and get a better understanding of how we work collectively to address some of those concerns," she said.
Avinson said LNG Canada has been responsive, and eager to contribute to projects such as the recent purchase of a new highway rescue truck for the Terrace fire department. But she said what's really needed is ongoing funding to be injected into Terrace's municipal budget.
Both Terrace and Kitimat are members of the Northwest B.C. Resource Benefits Alliance, which advocates for more money from major projects in the region to be invested directly into municipalities.
Pierce didn't say whether the company would or would not be willing to pay municipalities ongoing funding, but instead said they would engage in an "open dialogue".
B.C. Premier John Horgan has committed to negotiating a revenue sharing agreement with those communities, but terms have yet to be worked out.
Meanwhile, Avinson said, Terrace is looking at a seven per cent tax increase in 2020 just to keep up with demand for city services.
"That is not insignificant," she said. "But it's what we need to do."

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Twin_Moose said:

The Oil and Gas industry bad for the economies of BC and Canada eh Hoid? Cliffy? CC?

'Crazy busy': Boom from $40B LNG plant in northwestern B.C. leaves communities scrambling to keep up

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Twin_Moose said:

Nothing to see here move along

Tories' 'made-in-Canada' recession narrative is only resonating because the Liberals have a lousy script

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Twin_Moose said:

The Oil and Gas industry bad for the economies of BC and Canada eh Hoid? Cliffy? CC?
'Crazy busy': Boom from $40B LNG plant in northwestern B.C. leaves communities scrambling to keep up

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Twin_Moose said:

Nothing to see here move along
Tories' 'made-in-Canada' recession narrative is only resonating because the Liberals have a lousy script

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taxslave said:

The NDPee has created a made in BC recession. Thousands of non government jobs are being lost and despite a supposedly robust building industry sawmills are closing.

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spilledthebeer said:

Oh now come on..............................


there is PLENTY OF BLAME available for stinking LIE-berals as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


After all - Our idiot Boy and his loser LIE-berals are working VERY HARD ..........................


to make sure we DO NOT build anything new!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thus with no construction - there will be no market for B.C. trees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And our Ontari-owe Teacher HOGS are making sure they do their bit to mess the economy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
After all - every sensible parent with young kids in Ontari-owe KNOWS.........................
there is a FULL BLOWN Teacher strike coming in the spring..................................
and if Ford govt gives in to the HOG DEMANDS.................................
then it will be that much harder to clean up the Ontari-owe LIE-beral fiscal MESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And a victory for HOGS means LESS money for everybody else........................................
and that translates into people NOT BUILDING FENCES AND DECKS ETC....................................
and again that means lower demand for lumber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thus no need to limit your harsh words to only NDPees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ocean Breeze said:

Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, unemployment rate falls

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/can...in-december-unemployment-rate-falls-1.4761338

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Twin_Moose said:

Where in Canada? Agriculture added 11,500 jobs, greenhouses?

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