Energeticcity.ca Weekly Review: Council Corner

Welcome to the next installment of the Weekly Review, a 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

One of our main areas of focus is local politics. While provincial and federal decisions may seem splashier, the things decided in local council across northeast BC affect us all on a day-to-day basis. That’s why we even have a reporter who focuses primarily on civic coverage and writes our bi-weekly newsletter Peace Politics. 

A new project for us in 2024 is our series Council Corner in collaboration with the City of Fort St John. Twice a month, after regular council meetings, we will be sitting down with a member of council to discuss the important issues affecting the municipality. So far we have three episodes and we have discussed crime, the 100th Street Revitalization Project, senior housing, and more.

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Most Read Stories of the Week

It’s always interesting to see what the readers of Energeticcity.ca are most curious about. Sometimes it’s a big decision that will impact property taxes, and sometimes it’s a new restaurant coming to town. Here are the most-read stories for the week of February 18 to 24, 2024:

1. Local MLA Believes Provincial Government Mismanages Forestry Industry: Peace River North MLA Dan Davies believes the $7 million sale of Canfor’s pulp mill in Taylor is the latest example of the provincial government’s mismanagement of the forestry industry.
2. Canfor Mill Fire: extinguished by the Charlie Lake Fire Department on February 20, 2024. According to the Peace River Regional District, 11 firefighters spent approximately six and a half hours on the fire.
3. Fort St John Man Sentenced to Jail and Probation:​ in relation to what police called a “fairly elaborate fencing operation.” Clifford Poole appeared in a Fort St. John courtroom on February 8th for theft under $5,000 and willfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer.

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