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Picketing Strike workers at Fort St. John main post office.

No end scheduled for postal service strike in Fort St. John, union rep says

Postal workers in the Peace region, including in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, are among the first to participate in strikes amid the ongoing struggle between the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and Canada Post.

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Acclaimed author tells of ‘terrifying’ roadside incident in Fort St. John

Helen Knott, author of Becoming a Matriarch, called her experience in Fort St. John “terrifying” and said a memorandum would help in finding ways to meaningfully hold people responsible for causing violence.

Dawson Creek Indigenous treatment centre receives $25k in provincial funding

North Wind Wellness Centre in Dawson Creek was one of 15 First Nations, Indigenous and Métis recovery and treatment programs to receive funding.

Council logs $71,000+ in travel expenses in 2025 so far

The City of Fort St. John council has approved its latest travel expense report for 2025, spending nearly all of its $82,500 fund in the first three quarters of the 2025.

Boo! Ball-o-ween Softball Tournament to be played in Taylor

Costumes for the inaugural Ball-o-ween Softball Tournament in Taylor on October 18th and 19th are encouraged.

City of Fort St. John pinpoints proposed location of new pool

The proposed pool location sits across from the Naache Commons development and Margaret “Ma” Murray Community School.

RCMP report crime increases for vehicle theft in Fort St. John

The Fort St. John RCMP have reported increases in vehicle theft valued at both under and over $5,000 throughout the month of August 2025.

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On-street snowfall parking bans to come into force in Fort St. John

The Fort St. John city council has approved its new Snow and Ice Control Policy, including parking bans during the winter on 100th Street and 100th Avenue overnight and in residential areas during the day.

Police call for witnesses ahead of Jim Barnes disappearance anniversary

On October 18th, 2024, Jim Barnes was reported missing to the RCMP after he failed to return from a hunting trip earlier that day.

Tumbler Ridge Health Centre. (Google Maps)
Same-day appointments, community outreach and more: Northern Health mulls next steps for Tumbler Ridge healthcare after ER on-call cuts

Northern Health announced it will hold more open houses in November and will consider new services once staffing improves.

Obituary – Maynard Dahlseide

Maynard Dahlseide passed away in Merritt, BC.

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Sexual assault case against local teacher dropped 

Jerad Neufeld — a teacher at Upper Pine Elementary and Junior Secondary School — was accused of sexual assault in June 2022, but the case has now been dismissed.

‘They mean something’: Huskies don pink jerseys for annual ‘Stick it to Cancer’ game

The Fort St. John Huskies' 'Stick it to Cancer' annual game promoting cancer awareness took place on October 11th versus the Beaverlodge Blades.

Huskies ride three-game winning streak in weekend contests sweep

The Fort St. John Huskies now lead the NWJHL's east/west division by two points in the early days of the 2025-26 season, after wins against the Sexsmith Vipers and Beaverlodge Blades.

Dawson Creek declares state of local emergency amid worsening water crisis

The City of Dawson Creek declared a state of local emergency on October 14th, which enables the city to access provincial support and take emergency measures.

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BC Transit riders urged to update details amid new contactless rollout

During the Umo system updates, credit card information currently saved in BC Transit riders' accounts will be deleted and will have to be re-entered.

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New measles case confirmed in northeast as multiple exposure incidents identified

Outside of the one new case in the northeast, the only other new case was identified by Fraser Health in the Fraser East region.

B.C. premier David Eby. (Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns)
‘Razor’s edge of survival’: Eby decries increasing softwood tariffs

B.C. premier David Eby says British Columbia's softwood industry is facing an "existential threat" from increasing U.S. tariffs that needs to be treated with the same urgency as threats to Canadian steel and auto jobs.

Man sentenced to another year in jail in Dawson Creek firearms case

Jesse Sebastian Bujold has been sentenced after pleading guilty to occupying a vehicle knowing a firearm was present after an incident in January 2025 where shots were fired at an RCMP vehicle in Dawson Creek.

B.C. Premier David Eby, speaks during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)
B.C. Premier Eby says lifting tanker ban would sink billions in ‘real’ projects

Lifting the oil tanker ban off British Columbia's north coast for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's pipeline proposal would endanger billions in other real investments, according to Premier David Eby.

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