are strong in promoting business and opportunities.” INDUSTRY AND WORKFORCE Located in the Peace River Regional District of British Columbia, Chetwynd is positioned at a strategic junction north of Pine Pass, an area connecting the province’s Northeastern Interior. “We’re on a choke point for roads, if you go north of Prince George, anywhere basically north of the Pine Pass, you go through Chetwynd,” McLain conveys. “We have a rail line, a major highway, oil and gas pipelines, and the BC Hydro power transmission lines. So, we do have a lot of industries, we’ve got a lot of companies that are showing interest in development.” McLain highlights a few of Chetwynd’s many notable enterprises, including West Fraser Mills, with the last functioning sawmill in the area, Conuma Coal, operating multiple mines in the region, and 5 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 08 CHETWYND, BC
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