By Cheryl Jahn

Canfor Coping With Gas Shortage

Oct 24, 2018 | 3:10 PM

PRINCE GEORGE – Yesterday, Fortis BC released the bad news. The replacement for the natural gas pipeline will likely be re-built in November, but both pipelines will only carry a limited supply.

The day after the explosion, Canfor began trucking natural gas to two of the three pulp mills in town. The company says it now has been given “a set amount of natural gas, which we are allocating amongst our three Prince George pulp mills.”

In addition to the allocation from Fortis, Canfor is supplementing our natural gas needs with trucked gas. With this allotment and the current temperatures, Canfor is able to keep the mills up and running.