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BC SPCA says dog kennel deal with City of Quesnel won’t be renewed at end of year

QUESNEL — The B.C. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says it won’t be operating the City of Quesnel’s animal control pound by the end of this year. The SPCA says its facility in the city will no longer provide kennelling services once its agreements expire, but it will still investigate cruelty cases, […]

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Wreaths laid at the Fort St. John cenotaph for Remembrance Day 2025. (Franki Berry, Energeticcity.ca)
Lest we forget: Community gathers to pay tribute on Remembrance Day

Veterans in Fort St. John shared what Remembrance Day means to them after the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 102 parade and ceremony on November 11th, 2025.

Railways says rock slide may have caused B.C. derailment that spilled jet fuel
B.C. falls silent at Remembrance Day services, where family ties run strong
B.C. man gets three years in jail for sex assaults while working in drug-use recovery
Indigenous explainers: Beading group honours First Nations veterans

The traditional practice of beading traces back some 8,000 years with Indigenous people in North America.

New measles exposure location identified in Fort St. John

Northern Health has warned people that measles was present at the Fort St. John Curling Club from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on November 2nd, 2025.

Two men dead in Chilliwack, B.C., car crash: police
Wind energy project proposed for Peace region would power about 48,000 homes

Invenergy’s Hourglass Wind Energy Centre near Tumbler Ridge would feature between 32 and 45 turbines, enough to power about 48,000 Canadian homes.

Dawson Creek firefighter critically injured on highway takes first step

Captain Brooks Gower of the Dawson Creek Fire Department was struck while responding to a roadside incident on Highway 97 in late October 2025.

B.C. Securities Commission settles with man, company for more than $4 million
DFO investigating third whale death off B.C.’s coast within weeks
Video Watch Remembrance Day parade and ceremonies in Fort St. John

Communities all over Canada will pay tribute to fallen soldiers and celebrate the service of living veterans and active service members on Remembrance Day, November 11th. Tune in here to watch the ceremonies at the legion and cenotaph in Fort St. John in 2025.

Barbershop offers free haircuts to vets, active service members for Remembrance Day

Premium Barbershop elected to offer free haircuts to veterans and active service members on Remembrance Day 2025.

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality. (Franki Berry, Energeticcity.ca)
NRRM pauses development of reserve fund investment policy

The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality (NRRM) is pausing its plans to start investing its reserve funds, which total $51,559,811 as of the end of 2024.

Fort St. John Co-op Community Christmas Concert returns for the holiday season

The Fort St. John Co-op Community Christmas Concert will be held on November 26th at the Lido Theatre, in aid of the North Peace Pregnancy Care Centre.

How British Columbia is marking Remembrance Day 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement at the manufacturing facility of Maple Leaf Homes in Fredericton on Monday, November 10th, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Stephen MacGillivray)
PM teases Prince Rupert clue, near LNG project, ahead of major projects announcement

Ahead of the next tranche of projects to announced by the Major Projects Office, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a reporter to "come to Prince Rupert and you can be the first to hear" - which is next door to the site of a proposed-LNG project.

A gavel, signifying our weekly court report.
Court Report: November 3rd to 7th

Today's court report contains all the sentences handed down in the Peace region between November 3rd and 7th.

B.C. going door to door to hear residents’ concerns in Cowichan title area
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