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Lakeland Mills Disaster Archive

Triumph and tragedy

There is no bringing back Glenn Roche and Alan Little.
Lakeland looks for fresh start

Lakeland looks for fresh start

The people behind Lakeland Mills are hoping to make the best of a bad situation when they start the sawmill next week.
NDP leader talks Lakeland, elections

NDP leader talks Lakeland, elections

NDP MLA John Horgan made his second stop in Prince George this year - this time as leader of the opposition – in a bid meant to drum up party support for a provincial fight years away.

WorkSafe to cover families' travel costs

WorkSafe B.C. will help cover the costs of victims families who want to travel to Prince George for the coroner's inquest into the 2012 fires and explosions that leveled Babine Forest Products near Burns Lake and Lakeland Mills.
Blast victims' families denied legal help

Blast victims' families denied legal help

Opposition New Democrats targeted Justice Minister Suzanne Anton in the legislature Tuesday over the provincial government's refusal to provide the families of the four men killed in the 2012 sawmill blasts publicly-funded legal representation for th

Owners of ill-fated Lakeland Mills appeal WorkSafeBC sanctions

The owners of Lakeland Mills Ltd. in Prince George are appealing the financial penalties WorkSafeBC issued the sawmill for the 2012 fire and explosion that killed two employees and injured 22 others.
Lakeland owners appealing WorkSafeBC sanctions

Lakeland owners appealing WorkSafeBC sanctions

The owners of Lakeland Mills Ltd. are appealing the financial penalties WorkSafeBC issued the sawmill for the 2012 fire and explosion that killed two employees and injured 22 others.

Partnerships coming from forestry innovations

The Nechako/L&M Lumber industrial site in Vanderhoof has been the site of multiple innovations.

Three injured in mill blast

Adam did not know how many employees worked at the mill and said he couldn't comment on what the working conditions are like at the plant. Mounties were called out shortly before 9 a.m.
Local forestry company invests in safety

Local forestry company invests in safety

A multi-million-dollar investment in safety was announced Friday by Conifex Timber. The local company, with sawmill operations in Fort St.