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Baseball association to hold first ‘Play Like a Girl’ camp for young women

The ‘Play Like a Girl’ baseball camp will be held by North Peace Minor Baseball on December 18th.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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Sports

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December 10, 2025

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North Peace Minor Baseball is holding an all-girls development camp for later in December. (Canva)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The city’s minor baseball association is looking for a few young women to play ball later this month.

North Peace Minor Baseball announced the ‘Play Like a Girl’ camp scheduled for Thursday, December 18th from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., according to a recent Facebook post.

It promises “a fun, empowering space to build skills and confidence in an all-girl environment,” with all skill levels “absolutely welcome.”

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Registration for the camp opened on November 30th and will close just a day before the gathering on December 17th. Registration fees are $20.

The camp is open to girls ages nine to 17 and will take place at the Kids Arena Fieldhouse at 9615 96th Avenue in Fort St. John on Thursday, December 18th.

Energeticcity.ca has reached out to North Peace Minor Baseball representatives for further comment.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.