Monday Night at The Movies

The Oscar Award winning film, "The Secret in Their Eyes" will be showing September 13th at 7:00 pm at the Aurora Cinema brought to you by Monday Night at the Movies. Advance tickets are available at Patch Java. 

Fort St. John Zombie Walk 2010!!

 Zombies will be walking the streets of Fort St. John on September 18th 2010. The walk starts at 2:00 pm at Centennial Park. Please bring a non-perishable food item (survivor food only, no brains) for the FSJ Food Bank. For more information contact Jasa at fsjzombiewalk@gmail.com. Join the Facebook group "Fort St John Zombie Walk 2010" for more details! 

Terry Fox Run

  There will be a Terry Fox Run on September 19th from 11:00am -1:00pm at the Participation Trail at Lone Wolf Golf Club. Registration is at 10:00am at the club house and pledge sheets will be available at the Taylor Visitors Information Center. There will be refreshments for those participating! 

Notice to Grade 10, 11 & 12 students in the North Peace

 The first day of school for all Grade 10 students only is Tuesday, September 7th from 8:40-11:20 am. Please meet in the gym foyer at 8:40.

NOTE: The 12:00 pm end time runs outside the regular bus schedule 

The first day of regular scheduled classes for grade 10, 11 and 12 students is Wednesday, September 8th starting at 8:40 am. This will be a full day of instruction ending at 3:20.

Family entertainer Al Simmons is coming to town!

 Hey Parents… summers almost over, schools just around the corner… why not treat your kids to a great summer finale with a spectacular family show! Juno Award Winning kid’s entertainer Al Simmons is set to bring all the laughter, hilarious stunts and superb musical entertainment they’ll need to make their end-of-the-summer memorable.  All the kids will be talking about it!  He’s making a special stop over here in Fort St John on Thursday September 2nd at the Cultural Centre.

And yes, it really is THAT Al Simmons - wizard of astounding gadgets and preposterous props who creates a one-man cast of thousands while singing from his hilarious collection of catchy tunes. He's a musician! He's an inventor! He's a nut! Al is a creative genius who has become one of the most popular and talked about performers across North America.

Sweet Presence Southern Gospel Concert

 You are invited to a free concert with BC's own southern gospel singing group Sweet Presence this coming Friday, August 27th at 7 pm at the Fort St. John Alliance Church. Admission is free but a free-will offering will be taken. For more information call the church at 250-785-4644. 

Nor' Pioneer Fall Fair

 The Nor' Pioneer Fall Fair will be held August 21st, 2010 at Cecil Lake Hall. For all of those who are interested in joining in, entries will be taken in the morning between 11:00 am- 2:00pm. 

The Fair will start with a Sheep Show at 11:00 am and Saw Cutting from 12:00pm- 2:00pm. A Goat Show will start shortly after, followed by a Stock Dog Show at 3:00pm. 

Please called Pat at 250-263-1914 , Judy at 250-261-6754 or Dawn at 250-785-4425 for more information 

ABC Thrift Shop Back to School Bag Sale

 ABC Thrift Shop will be holing a "Back to School Bag Sale" running Friday August 20th to Saturday August 21st, 2010 at 8238 100th Avenue, Fort St John.  All clothing will be $5.00 a bag. 

6th Annual Cops for Cancer Jail N' Bail

 The Fort St John RCMP wish to advise the public that on Wednesday, August 17th, 2010, starting at 9am, the 6th Annual Cops for Cancer Jail N' Bail will be taking place at Totem Mall. This event is organized annually by Fort St. John members who are participating in the Cops for Cancer- Tour de North bike ride. 

If you would like to participate, here's how you can get involved: Its really as simple as nominating one of your fellow coworkers, or even your boss, to be arrested! Once we receive your request, an RCMP member will attend your place of work, arrest the "Person of Interest" and escort them to "Jail" which is located in the Totem Mall. Once in Jail, the person/detainee will have to raise their bail money before they can be released. All bail money will be donated to Cancer Research and tax receipts will be issued. 

Parkinson Superwalk - September 12th

 This September, thousands will lace up for the 12th annual Parkinson SuperWalk to raise funds to research and support programs provided by Parkinson Society BC.  Parkinson SuperWalk is a fun event for the entire family.

The event will be held on Sunday September 12, 2010 at Northern Lights College.  Registration will start at 12pm with the walk starting at 1pm.  For more information on the local event, call Trinda at 250-787-2649 or visit www.parkinson.bc.ca

Fundraising garage sale for MS treatments

Residents will be holding a fundraising garage sale this Saturday August 7th at the Old Fort Motors Building from 8am to 3pm.

All the funds raised will go towards three people suffering from MS that will be travelling to Mexico shortly for CCSVI treatment.  For more on this treatment, click here.

If you have anything to donate to the garage sale, they can drop it off at the old Fort Motors building on Friday from 3pm to 8pm or call 250-262-2090.

Results from the annual 4-H Achievement Days

Photo:  Kerry Mann of Energeticcity.ca with four animals purchased by Energeticcity.ca, Moose FM and Backcountry at the 4-H auction - Submitted

On July 17th and 18th, 2010, the North Peace 4-H District hosted it’s annual North Peace 4-H Achievement Days at the North Peace Fall Fair Grounds.

The event was a huge success, with 4-H members coming together from around the district and competing for 4-H’s top honours and competing with their projects.

The North Peace 4-H District would like to thank all the sponsors, judges, leaders, and volunteers who made this event possible. Also, thank you to all those who purchased a steer or lamb at this year’s sale of beef and lambs on Sunday, July 18th. Your support to 4-H is greatly appreciated!
The following is a complete list of results from the North Peace 4-H Achievement Days, including results from the horse, rabbit, sheep, and beef shows that took place.

Twoonie Movies at the Lido - July 13-22

Salvation Army Christmas in July fundraiser next weekend

NP Ride for the Disabled

There will be two fundraisers in the coming weeks for the North Peace Ride for the Disabled.

On Thursday July 15, we will be accepting any & all bottles at the FSJ Bottle Depot for the day, then on July 16 & 17 Friday evening, 3-7pm & Saturday 8am-1pm we will be having a garage sale at 11219-103 Street. Donations are welcome for both.

Please call Sue at 250-787-8772 or drop off. 

S.C.A.R.S. Ministry Garage Sale

The S.C.A.R.S. Ministry will be holding a garage sale on Saturday July 17th from 9am to 3pm at Peace Vale Farms.  The farm is located at 10693 255 road. 

Golf for the Cure - July 17 & 18

17th Annual Flower Show - Aug 21 & 22

The North Peace Horticultural Society will be holding their 17th annual Flower Show and Exhibition on August 21 and 22 at the North Peace Cultural Centre.

Entries will be taken from 6pm to 8pm on Friday August 20th and from 8am to 10:30am on August 21st.

The flower show and tea will be open to the public from 3pm - 7pm on August 21st and 11am - 4pm on August 22nd.

Admission is free. 

NP Horticultural Society Garden Tour

The North Peace Horticultural Society will be holding their annual Garden Tour on Sunday July 11th from 10am to 4pm.

Tickets are $6 each and available at the Museum one week prior to the event and on the day of the tour. 

11th annual Thunder Run - July 2-4

The 11th Annual Thunder Run will take place July 2nd to July 4th.  Events on Friday and Saturday will take place at the Taylor Motor Cross Track with the Thunder Run happening on Sunday at noon from Dawson Creek to Fort St. John.

Funds from the event will go towards the Fort St John Hospital Foundation. 

Friday:  Meet n' Greet and Poker Run

Saturday:  Breakfast, Memorial Ride, Show n's Shine, Bike Rodeo and outdoor concert

Sunday:  The Thunder Run.

Tickets are $60 and $75 after June 30th.  Tickets include all rides, except poker run.  Tickets are available at IT North, The Taylor Inn, Imagine that Logo Shop and Peace Country Meats.  For more information call Rick at 250-262-5995

Blue Jays

Fort St. John's Midget Blue Jays are hosting a car wash on Saturday (June 26th) to raise money for their upcoming trips to the provincial, western Canadian, and (they hope) national fastball championship.

From 10-3, the Jays will be washing cars by donation, and also selling barbequed smokies.

The event takes place at the Shell station, in the Totem Mall parking lot. 

5th Annual Powwow - June 18-20

 It’s our 5th Annual Traditional Powwow!!!

This year our theme is Nurturing the Spirit of our Youth so we have an Honouring Ceremony for the 2010 Grad Students, we will also have a hand drum contest, New Dancer Initiations and we are raffling off a 50" Flat Screen TV for $5.00 a ticket.

The Dates are June 18 starting 7:00pm, 19th starting @ 1:00pm and 20th starting @ 1:00pm; and as always there is an Elders Care Tent, camping available, a junior and senior Princess Pageant and Father's Day Cake for the pops on Sunday.  The event will be held at the Taylor Arena.

Oh don't for get your folding chairs if you want a seat close to the powwow ring.

We will also have a free shuttle bus, taking people to and from the powwow from the co-op mall starting Friday from 4:15 pm, 5:00 pm and every 2 hours until 11:00 pm, continuing Saturday, Noon, 1:00 pm and every 2 hours until 11 pm and again on Sunday from Noon, 1:00 pm and every two hours until 5 pm. Thanks to School District #60 for generously donating the bus and driver as they have done every year.

The FSJ Film Society presents The Trotsky

Thunder Run hits the Peace July 2nd

11th Annual Thunder Run hits the Peace July 2nd.

The Planning Committee for the 11th Annual Thunder Run is preparing a weekend full of events, set to run on the weekend of July 2nd. The weekend will be full of events, including: a poker run, memorial run, show and shine, free outdoor concert at the Taylor motocross track, Motorcycle Olympics and concluding on Sunday with The Thunder Run departing Dawson Creek into Fort St. John and ending back in Taylor. There are a number of Sponsorship Opportunities available. All profits from the weekend’s event will be donated to the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation.

This year’s events are being organized by the local unit of the Canadian Army Veterans Motorcycle Club. For details or to sponsor, call Rick @ 250-262-5995.
 

World Fair - June 10th

FSJ Palliative Care Society AGM

The Fort St. John Palliative Care Society will hold its annual general meeting on Tuesday June 22nd, in the Peace Lutheran banquet hall.

New memberships and renewals will be accepted starting at 5:30pm.  Dinner will be at 6pm and the meeting will follow at 7pm.  For more information, call 250-787-2814 

NP Highland Dance Competition this weekend

3rd Annual North Peace Highland Dance Society Competition

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Centennial Park

9:00am-4:00pm

Many dancers from Northern BC and Alberta will be here to compete.

WOW Bus Schedule for June 2010

Mom's in the Playground program starts June 7

"Mom's in the Playground" hosted by the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre will start June 7, 2010. Monday from 10:00am - 12:00pm at Matthew's Park. Snacks and drinks provided; mom's connect, kids play. Please phone 250-787-5584 if you would like more information. 

Spirit of the Peace Powwow Charity Poker Tournament

 The Spirit of the Peace Powwow Society is hosting their first Charity Poker Tournament on Saturday, May 29th, 2010 at the Pomeroy Hotel in Fort St. John.

Preschool Health Roundup for families

Oil Wives Dinner on June 3

Come join us for a fabulous night filled with fun, great entertainment, games and door prizes. Buffet Dinner, Entertainment is Mark Crock-Ventiloquist & Comedian from Ontario. Tickets availiable from Debbie 787-5100 or Trina 785-5925 or M&M meat Shop. Price is $60.00 and must be picked up before May 27. Event is Thursday June 3rd @ 6:00PM Cocktails 7:00PM Dinner at the Stonebridge Hotel 

Friendship Society presents Illustion of Reality

Fort St John Friendship Society
proudly presents 
"Illustion of Reality" featuring Trevor Kiitokii, 
Premier Canadian First Nations, Illusionist, Magician, and Regression Hypnotist!  

"Absolutely Charming and Amazing - The Blackfoot Chris Angel!" - Tracy Walaschuck, talent agent

Free Family Event on Wednesday, May 26 from 6-9:30pm, along with Richie Rez's Karaoke, Richard Resener!

Join us for an evening of Magic, Mystery, Music and a whole lot of good Health FUN!  

FSJ Friendship Society, 10208 95th Avenue, call 250.785.8566.

Trutch Gymkhana May 29th 2010

JEWEL – Community Theatre in Hudson’s Hope and Chetwynd

Submitted by Steve Metzger, Reviving The Spirit, Hudson’s Hope 

Reviving The Spirit is pleased to present JEWEL by award-winning playwright Joan MacLeod.  Inspired by the sinking of the Ocean Ranger off the coast of Newfoundland on Valentine’s Day 1982, JEWEL takes place in the Fort St. John mobile home kitchen of Marjorie Clifford, a young woman widowed by the disaster. 

Directed by Grace Okada, this one-woman show is sure to provide a memorable theatre evening.   Whether you see the show in Hudson’s Hope or Chetwynd, your evening spent sitting in on Marjorie’s heart-felt conversation with her dead husband won’t soon be forgotten.  This is the first time that Reviving The Spirit has had a professional actor perform in one of our productions, and her powerful performance will take you deep into Marjorie’s life after the loss of her husband. 

Show dates and times are: 

Git-Along Horse Club Gymkana

Git-Along Horse Club presents the first outdoor gymkana of the year! This event will be held at the Harris arena in Charlie Lake, on May 15, 2010. Register between 10-11am start riding at 11am. Added money in the barrels and poles, with two other events to follow. All members welcome! For more info or diretions call Sheryl @ 250-785-4560 or Nicole @ 250-261-4398. 

Fort St. John Sports Council AGM May 12th

The Fort St. John and District Sports Council will hold their AGM on Wednesday May 12th at the Enerplex at 7pm.  There will be a brief presentation on Kidsport and Truesport.  Come to the AGM and hear about there great programs.
 

Woman Song concert Saturday

Big Bam AGM on May 18th

Big Bam Ski Hill AGM on May 18th at 7pm at the Quality Inn

WOW Bus Bedtime Stories on May 12th

Ready, Set, Learn at Central School

If your child is 3 years old, this is an afternoon you can't miss.

Parents and children are invited to spend an afternoon at Ecole Central School and discover tools for early learning.

Where:  Ecole Central School of the Arts - Room 13

When:  Friday May 14th from 1pm to 2:30pm

Please call the school at 250-785-4511, before May 13th if you can attend. 

Ronald McDonald Golf Tournament May 28th

NPSS Orientation Night

All students who will be attending NPSS in September are invited to attend the NPSS annual orientation night on Thursday May 13th, 2010.

Bring your parents to meet the NPSS teachers, see the school and explore what we have to offer at NPSS.  Also welcome are existing NPSS students, as well representatives from various colleges will be there.

Doors open at 6:30pm.  At 7pm, there is an NPSS welcome in the gym, followed by visits to the various classrooms.  There will be door prizes and food.

The evening will wrap up by 8:30pm.  This is a wonderful opportunity to meet future teachers and learn about the various programs and courses offered at NPSS. 

M.O.O.S.E ATV Club AGM - May 11

FSJ Film Society presents Kenny May 10th

  Fort St John Film Society

Fort St. John Mud Bog this weekend

Below is a video of the two riders will be performing at the event

WOW Bus Schedule for May