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Mayor Lilia Hansen has penned a letter to the province on behalf of the council and the residents of Fort St. John addressing concerns about the postponement of the city's new long-term care home.
The charter for a new aquatic facility to replace the North Peace Leisure Pool was unanimously approved on March 9th.
School District 60 has adopted and released its three-year calendar for the 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29 academic years.
The Fort St. John Co-op has distributed $50,000 to five non-profit organizations in Fort St. John and Fort Nelson through its 2025/2026 Community Support Fund.
The District of Tumbler Ridge will be raising flags to full mast on March 12 to mark 30 days since the Tumbler Ridge shooting on February 10th, 2026.
Peace River North MLA Jordan Kealy's bill to repeal the upcoming Health Professions and Occupations Act (Bill 36) has passed its first reading in the Legislative Assembly of B.C.
The City of Fort St. John council has approved three resolutions for the North Central Local Government's 2026 annual convention.
The City of Fort St. John has finalized a naming rights contract for the walking track at the Pomeroy Sport Centre starting March 31st.
Five gun control advocacy groups have said they're "alarmed and disappointed" the RCMP haven't disclosed the models and legal status of the firearms used in the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
The Hudson's Hope Health Centre has been 'temporarily closed,' with services set to resume from 8.30 a.m. on March 11th.
'Staffing challenges' will disrupt service at the ER at Chetwynd General Hospital from 6 p.m. on March 10th to 8 a.m. on March 11th.
The City of Fort St. John has launched a survey to gauge public feedback about the recently concluded Winter Fest 2026.
B.C. Conservative leadership candidate Darrell Jones spoke about the cost of living, housing, bail reform and more when he visited Fort St. John on March 9th.
The family of Kiara Agnew, who was killed in Mexico in 2023, is inviting people to join in a 'celebration of life' on her birthday on March 11th, urging people to have cake, light sparklers, share pictures and more.
A defence lawyer for one of three accused of murdering an Abbotsford couple says circumstantial evidence aren't enough to prove premeditation of the killings. One of the defendants arrived on a student visa to study in Dawson Creek less than a month before the killings.
School District 60, in partnership with the Construction Foundation of British Columbia, is offering a trades camp for girls from March 23rd to 27th at Duncan Cran Elementary School.
Hive Cannabis in Fort St. John is raising its support for a one-kilometre zone restriction on cannabis stores being proposed by the province.
Chetwynd RCMP's investigation into the report of a threat to Chetwynd Secondary School has been determined to be 'unfounded', according to a press release.
The family of Maya Gebala is suing Open AI after the Tumbler Ridge shooting.
School District 60 has released the details of its amended budget, showing a drop in enrolments for the school year 2025-26.
