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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Ed Hitchins

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.

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Ed Hitchins,'s Latest Articles

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Workshops being held in April to help shape future North Peace Leisure Facility

The PRRD, the City of Fort St. John, and the District of Taylor have been developing plans for a new facility to replace the aging North Peace Leisure Pool, which has been open since 1997.

Fort St. John Firefighters Charitable Society warns against potential phone donation scam

Brent Morgan, the president of the Fort St. John Fire Charitable Society (FSJFCS), is letting the community know that the organization does not make phone calls asking for donations following complaints of a potential scam.

Fort St. John RCMP reports no injuries after two-car incident

The Fort St. John Fire Department responded to the crash along with the RCMP.

Driver escapes severe injury after colliding with light pole in Fort St. John

Mounties confirmed that the crash was related to a medical emergency.

PRRD authorizes $81,433 for server cluster upgrade

The contract is for purchasing nodes for the PRRD’s SCALE Computing Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI) server cluster.

MLAs optimistic about future of region after Taylor mill sold for $7 million

BRI plans to invest over $50 million to convert the mill and its 300-plus acres of industrial land into a logistics and distribution hub for the region.

Mike Ford Injury
Fundraiser set up for Fort St. John man after life-altering injury

The campaign was started by Susan Spencer of Fort St. John for her son, Mike Ford, after he suffered from what his mom describes as a “traumatic brain injury and partial leg amputation” on March 5th due to an accident while working on a drill site.

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Red Dragon BJJ has successful run at True North Grappling Spring Open

The Red Dragon team competed in the True North Grappling Spring Open in St. Albert earlier this month.

Fort St. John one of North America’s worst cities for air quality in 2023

Wildfires from 2023 were significant factor in rating, says IQ Air.

Open burning in Prince George Fire Centre to be prohibited next week

The ban will come into effect March 28th until further notice.

Carbon tax isn’t sole culprit in recent gas price increase

Northeast B.C. residents can expect to see gas prices go up about 20 cents by Victoria Day long weekend.

Fivestar Fightleague 27 kicks off at end of April

The card will feature 15 fights, including 10 boxers from Fort St. John and area, as well as fighters making the trip from around B.C. and Alberta.

Taylor mill purchased for $7 million by Buffalo Rail & Infrastructure

The Calgary-based company plans to invest over $50 million to convert the mill and its over 300 acres of heavy industrial land into a logistics and distribution hub serving the region's energy, agricultural, and forestry industries.

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Farmland values in Northern B.C. drop by 3.2% in 2023

pastureland in the north saw the second biggest rise provincially, with values increasing by 8.4 per cent, or at $1,700 per acre

Jordan's near death
Driver escapes crash on Highway 97 with non-life threatening injuries

The driver of the Celica lost control and jumped a guard rail, soaring across the oncoming lane before tumbling to a stop on its rooftop on the side of the highway.

Reports of shots fired in Fort St. John nothing more than fireworks, police say

The RCMP says loud bangs heard near Kelly’s Convenience in Fort St. John on Sunday were fireworks, not gunshots.

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NLC, Doig River First Nation host language revitalization event in Fort St. John

“The Reawakening of our Language Gathering” was organized through a partnership between NLC and Doig River First Nation and took two months to plan and implement from conception to completion.

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Commercial vehicle weight limit in effect as of Thursday

Weight limits for commercial vehicles are now in effect for roadways in the Peace region, as of March 14th. 

OK Tire manager urges public awareness for stolen items for sale online

OK Tire manager Robert Sapp is urging public awareness on the potential for stolen items posted for sale on online classifieds.

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Fort St. John police bust six in home drug store raid

Police seized approximately five ounces of cocaine, meth and magic mushrooms were seized, along with multiple pill bottles containing dilaudids and hydromorphone pills, cartons of unstamped tobacco and a firearm.

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