Hampton Affiliates owns and operates a sawmill in Darrington, WA, near the site of the square mile-wide mudslide that happened this past Saturday. This was a terrible tragedy for the Oso, Darrington, and surrounding communities.

Seventeen former employees of the Babine Forest Products sawmill that was destroyed last year in a fatal explosion have completed the Pre-Apprenticeship and Training Essential Skills (PATES) program at the College of New Caledonia Lakes District campus.

Hampton Affiliates, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC), Burns Lake, B.C., responded today to the WorkSafe BC announcement that they have completed their investigation on the cause of the explosions at Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine), Burns Lake, and Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George.

Hampton Affiliates, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC), Burns Lake, B.C., confirmed today that they are rebuilding the Babine sawmill that was destroyed by fire on January 20th, 2012.

Hampton Affiliates, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC), Burns Lake, B.C., responded today to the WorkSafe BC announcement that they have completed their investigation on the cause of the explosions at Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine), Burns Lake, and Lakeland Mills Ltd., Prince George.

Hampton Affiliates is rebuilding the British Columbia sawmill destroyed by fire in January.

Hampton Affiliates said it will rebuild the Babine Forest Products sawmill in Burns Lake, BC, destroyed in a deadly explosion and fire, contingent on government guarantees for sufficient timber supply and negotiating "an acceptable agreement" with the United Steel Workers union.

Hampton Affiliates and the Burns Lake Native Development Corporation (BLNDC) announced today that they intend to rebuild the Babine sawmill that was destroyed by fire on January 20th, 2012.

As of July 6th, one Babine employee still remains under care and undergoing rehabilitation treatment for his injuries.