News At last night's School District 60 board meeting, a motion was passed to temporarily hold off on implementing a fee for transporting rural students for the next school year. The District will now turn its efforts to working with local MLA Pat Pimm on a campaign promise he made that no families will have to pay for transportation to school....
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22 hours 7 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
News B.C. Senator Richard Neufeld is calling for his colleague Mike Duffy to step down from the upper chamber, calling it the “honourable” thing to do. Duffy has already quit the Conservative caucus in the midst of a scandal involving questionable expense claims....
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Erica Fisher
News Fort St John RCMP is encouraging people to record the serial numbers on personal belongs in the unfortunate situation that items are stolen. Recently, a number of items including a jet boat were found after it had been missing for almost two years....
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15 hours 49 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
News The organizers of the Fort St. John International Air Show have announced that online tickets are on sale today. Tickets range from five dollars for kids to 25 dollars for adults....
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Chase Charney
BlogCome Dance May 25, 2013- Sponsored by the Derrick Dance Club. Music by Silver Eagle. Dance Club Members: $12.00 / Non-members $15.00 Dance 8:30pm – 12:30 am **19+ Event 10908-100 Street For further information please contact Chris: 250-785-1021 or Glen: 250-262-1693
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BlogWith high possibilities of rain this weekend, be sure to pack extra clothes to go out camping. Just because the sun won’t be out doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be! There are still plenty of available spots at our local campgrounds, and lots of activities to be enjoyed despite the weather. It is the perfect...
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News Students at Bert Bowes Middle School spent the beginning of this school day outside, after the school was evacuated. The Fort St. John Fire Department responded after a firecracker lit in the main hallway set off the smoke detectors....
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Erica Fisher
Sports It’s been a long time since the boy's rugby team from North Peace Secondary School last stepped on the field on May 2nd, but they return to battle Dawson Creek tomorrow as they look to get into the win column....
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Chase Charney
News The federal government has invested $225,000 to help Northern Lights College install a tower for wind energy students to learn how to build and maintain wind turbines. Prince George – Peace River MP Bob Zimmer made the funding announcement today, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification....
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18 hours 21 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
Sports The Fort St. John/Dawson Creek girl’s rugby team wrapped up their regular season with a 15-12 win over Peace Wapiti last Thursday. The win means that the squad finished the regular season with a 3-0 record as they enter the playoffs....
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News The B.C. Environmental Assessment Office is currently looking for public input on two proposed wind farms in the Peace Region. The first is the Taylor Wind Project, 10 kilometres south of the District, and the second is the Sundance Wind Project, 20 kilometres north of Tumbler Ridge....
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Erica Fisher
Sports Young athletes were at North Peace Secondary School last night for another round of basketball. Games were close for the most part and included another tie for the second week in a row....
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Chase Charney
News Despite the tragic fatal crash Friday night, the Fort St. John RCMP detachment is glad the Victoria Day weekend was an otherwise safe one on the roads. Sergeant Tom Woodall, head of traffic services, says the number of traffic violations were on par with other long weekends....
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Erica Fisher
News At last night's School District 60 board meeting, a motion was passed to temporarily hold off on implementing a fee for transporting rural students for the next school year. The District will now turn its efforts to working with local MLA Pat Pimm on a campaign promise he made that no families will have to pay for transportation to school....
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22 hours 7 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
News Three men have been arrested after allegedly breaking in and stealing weapons from a home in Fort St. John. The house was reportedly broken into Monday morning before 6 a.m. with some long guns and cash stolen from inside....
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Erica Fisher
News A small group of families in the South Peace has banded together to fight plans by B.C. Hydro to construct a power line, between Dawson Creek and Chetwynd to further serve the booming gas industry. In a Globe and Mail story, the families say the transmission line will come within 40 metres of some homes without compensating the owners....
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News The visitor centres have opened for the season at both the Peace Canyon and W.A.C. Bennett hydroelectric dams, and are open for tours. As an incentive to come out and see what the dams have to offer, there will be two for one admission for the dams throughout the month of June....
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News The B.C. Peace Country River Rats are calling on boaters to help with the river clean-up. The event starts at 10 a.m. at Peace Island Park in Taylor....
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1 day 15 hours ago
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Chase Charney
Sports As a result of the rain and soggy fields, slo-pitch games scheduled for this evening have been cancelled....
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1 day 16 hours ago
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