Welcome to the next installment of Weekly Review, the series where we mention what’s going on behind the scenes and showcase the previous week’s top stories.
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Behind the Scenes
We’ve been talking about it for a while now, but it’s finally happened. We have been officially blocked on Facebook and Instagram. For a lot of you, this will be what you see when you try to look us up on those platforms:
For those who haven’t heard yet, Meta has decided to block Canadian news as a response to Bill C-18 (known as the Online News Act) passed by the federal government a couple of months ago. In response, we have officially decided to stop posting on Facebook and Instagram moving forward. You can read more about that decision here.
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Top Stories of the Week
It’s always interesting to see what the readers of Energeticcity.ca are most interested in the region. Sometimes it’s a big decision that will impact property taxes, and sometimes it’s a new restaurant coming to town. Here are the top stories for the week of August 6 to 12, 2023:
- FSJ Businessman Fined Over $40,000: for dumping waste in a lagoon in Charlie Lake, while the judge also noted the shortcomings of two provincial ministries.
- Ranch Receives Century Farm Award: The Bouffioux family from Fort St. John was presented with a Century Farm Award from MLA Dan Davies on behalf of the province on Monday to recognize its contribution to agriculture in British Columbia since 1916.
- Man Sentenced for Sexual Assault of 13-Year-Old Girl: Anthony Collins has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old in Fort St. John.
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