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News There has been another early morning fight at the corner of 100th and 100th, but unlike the one that turned fatal last July, this one only resulted in minor injuries. That’s lucky, as the fight between two males at 9:41 a.m. Saturday morning involved one of the combatants hitting the other with a baseball bat....
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12 hours 34 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
Arts & Culture Creative minds from across the Peace Region joined forces last weekend for the annual Sweetwater 905 Festival in Rolla. Held annually at the Mattson farm, the festival is a celebration of music, poetry, visual and performance art, bringing together talent from the community and the rest of the province....
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4 hours 9 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
Sports Links Golf Course was home to the Father's Day golf tournament once again this year. This year's event welcomed 52 golfers, and Sheldon and Brad Wheeler had the top score shooting a 36. ...
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4 hours 29 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
BlogThe lovely ladies at the Legion put together a very nice Father’s Day breakfast for all the hard working Dads of Fort St John!! I stopped in to say hi and I was put to work really quick! I managed to utilize my 12 years of serving experience to help...
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5 hours 42 minutes ago
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Shaun Aquiline
BlogI experienced my first ever Powwow after 29 years of living in British Columbia. It was one of the most interesting and educational events I have attended. I was taught that the music is passed down, and each style of dance represents a certain purpose and how a first nations...
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6 hours 24 minutes ago
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Shaun Aquiline
Sports Ladies teed off over the weekend at the Lakepoint Golf and Country Club in support of breast cancer research. The Golf Fore a Cure tournament raised $5,000 towards the cause....
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6 hours 52 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
News Switching to the competitive format from a traditional powwow was a risk for the Spirit of the Peace Powwow Society, but it’s one it believes paid off. The Taylor District Ice Centre was packed all weekend for the 8th annual powwow, with dancers coming from as far as New Mexico and California to compete....
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6 hours 54 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
BlogThe kids all gathered around their instructor, ready and raring to hit the shores of Charlie Lake to be taught now to fish! The entire day was kids having fun, learning and given fun prizes and ultimately shaping up to be good little fisher-kids!! I had a fun time with...
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7 hours 32 minutes ago
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Shaun Aquiline
Sports Rods were in Charlie Lake all weekend as young ones got the chance on Saturday to learn the basics about fishing, then apply those skills the next day in the Father's Day fishing derby. The event was a hit for both the children and organizer Tammi Drapeau. ...
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7 hours 37 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
Sports Links Golf Course was home to the Fort St. John Senior Flyers’ annual wind up and awards night on Saturday. The team also recognized outgoing GM Rob Larson, who is retiring. ...
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11 hours 5 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
News Dawson Creek RCMP is currently on the hunt for suspects involved in an assault late last night. The alleged assault occurred shortly before midnight Monday in a residence in the 9500 block of 8th Street in the Mile 0 City....
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11 hours 20 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
Sports It was another solid performance on the bikes for Nicki and Chris Haugan this weekend. The duo finished 1-2 in the Cactus Death four hour mountain bike race on Sunday. ...
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11 hours 41 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
News The Public Works Department in Taylor has repaired a water main break at the Peace River that occurred yesterday, but residents may still notice their water is a strange colour. The District explains that there are still air bubbles in the water system from the break, which leads to the milky colour coming out of the tap....
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11 hours 41 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
News The owner an Alberta pipeline says a recent spill may have been the result of construction equipment that was in the area. Plains Midstream Canada says in a news release that early indications suggest the Kemp line in northwestern Alberta suffered "external damage'' before releasing condensates from natural gas production late last week....
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12 hours 6 minutes ago
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Canadian Press
Sports Racers with the Fort St. John Drag Racing Association tried to battle the weather the best they could over the weekend for the opening races of the season. Unfortunately, the rain won in the end, and as a result, a make up race has been scheduled for the Labour Day weekend to make up for those that were postponed this past weekend and the weekend of May 25....
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12 hours 19 minutes ago
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Chase Charney
BlogTeams have now been divided into divisions from scores received to date. These schedules will take us to August. Reminder……If any games are cancelled by the executive due to weather or other issues, games do not have to be made up. All games cancelled by teams (eg not enough players),...
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13 hours 16 minutes ago
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fsjslowpitch
BlogTeams have now been divided into divisions from scores received to date. These schedules will take us to August. Reminder……If any games are cancelled by the executive due to weather or other issues, games do not have to be made up. All games cancelled by teams (eg not enough players),...
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14 hours 59 minutes ago
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fsjslowpitch
Sports Fans at the North Peace Arena took in the home opener for the Fort St. John Killbillies roller derby team as they skated with the Quesnel Gold Pain. In the end, the jammers for the Gold Pain proved too quick as Quesnel took the game 200-143....
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1 day 9 hours ago
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Chase Charney
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