News The Fraser Institute has released its most recent B.C. high school rankings, and while they show 26 schools have seen their academic performance improve over the past five years, those in the northeast of the province are mostly declining. Out of the 284 eligible schools in the province with students in grades 10 to 12, all of the schools in the Peace Region and Fort Nelson rank in the bottom 25....
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Erica Fisher
BlogThis Canada Day come on down to the Fort St. John North Peace Museum and have a slice of homemade pie with ice cream. We offer a wide assortment of fruit pies as well as tea, coffee, and pop. This fundraiser goes to operate the museum, preserve artifacts, and develop...
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News Gasoline prices are on the rise again in B.C., and the provincial average price is now nearly 3.5 cents a litre higher than the common posted of a dollar 36.9 in Fort St. John. At a $1.403 it is also five cents a litre higher than it was at this time last year....
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Regional A 26 year old woman has gone missing from Fort St. James, B.C. Immaculate Basil was last seen the night of June 13, and may have been travelling to a cabin in the Leo Creek area north of the city....
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Erica Fisher
News The Fraser Institute has released its most recent B.C. high school rankings, and while they show 26 schools have seen their academic performance improve over the past five years, those in the northeast of the province are mostly declining. Out of the 284 eligible schools in the province with students in grades 10 to 12, all of the schools in the Peace Region and Fort Nelson rank in the bottom 25....
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1 hour 59 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
BlogThis summer, kids across the province will take to the skies, voyage through space, and follow authors to other worlds. The Fort St John Public Library invites kids of all ages to join the fun by joining this year’s BC Summer Reading Club: Up, Up and Away! Sign-up is free...
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Blog The North Peace Justice Society will be hosting our annual AGM on July 17th at 7pm in our offices at Execuplace (10142 101 Ave). This is a great way to become a part of our community and help change someone’s life! You can call Michelle at 250-263-9209 or email...
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News A structure on the 210 Road in Dawson Creek was destroyed by fire Sunday, after it spread quickly and the roof collapsed. The Dawson Creek Fire Department responded in the early hours of June 16, and found a quickly spreading fire that meant firefighters couldn't gain access to the building....
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5 hours 16 minutes ago
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Erica Fisher
BlogThe Spectacular Chair Factory, Fort St. John’s newest theater company consisting of forty-seven members, almost all of them currently high school students, is having its second annual 48 hour garage sale! We recently won our local zone theater festival, and will soon be going to Mainstage (a provincial community theater...
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5 hours 17 minutes ago
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News A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for the B.C. South Peace Region, with the potential for severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. The full watch is below:...
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6 hours 30 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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22 hours 44 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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