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Treaty 8 basketball coach thanks Indigenous basketball championship teams

Cedar Wechlin, who founded the Treaty 8 Bison basketball team, thanked teams at the Junior All-Native Tournament (JANT) who took on northeast B.C. athletes at the competition taking place from March 15th to 20th at the Langley Events Centre.

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Planned power outages to affect more than 450 customers across northeast B.C.

Planned power outages are scheduled to affect more than 450 BC Hydro customers across Taylor, Pouce Coupe, Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson in March 2026.

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Fort Nelson First Nation Health Fair to return for 2026

The Fort Nelson First Nation Health Fair is open for community members on March 21st and 22nd, 2026.

Gas prices set to decrease for FortisBC customers

Gas prices for FortisBC customers are set to decrease starting April 1st, 2026.

BC Wildfire Service readies for 2026 season with record 2,400 firefighter applications and more equipment in Prince George depot

The BC Wildfire Service has received around 2,400 firefighter applications and improved its equipment depot in Prince George in preparation for the wildfire season 2026, it said in a press release.

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Warning of more than 10cm of snowfall around Fort Nelson and Pine Pass

Environment Canada has issued two warnings because more than 10cm of snow is expected in Fort Nelson and through the Pine Pass on March 15th and 16th.

First Nation to host wellness, trauma workshop with help from former NHL star

Former National Hockey League star Theoren Fleury will join a free wellness, trauma and grief workshop to take place at the school on the Prophet River First Nation reserve from March 17th to 19th.

Northern B.C. represented at Indigenous basketball championship, despite not taking roster

Known as JANT, the Junior All-Native Basketball Tournament, starts on March 15th in Langley.

‘It just came naturally’: Indigenous fashion designer and artist talks influences and career

Fort Nelson First Nation fashion designer Reggie Harrold says she incorporates her Indigenous heritage with a modern-day feel in her work.

Mike’s March Meltdown event offers triathlon with a twist

Also known as a winter triathlon, Mike’s March Meltdown incorporates cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and skating at Fort Nelson’s Art Fraser Park.

Fort St. John Co-op donates $50K to local non-profits

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.

Peace River North MLA Jordan Kealy during the first reading of his Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Statute Repeal Act in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. ( Legislative Assembly of B.C., Hansard)
Peace River North MLA opposes health professions bill with repeal act

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.

BC Hydro's outage map on March 8th at 9:30 a.m.
Strong winds cause power outages across B.C. overnight

BC Hydro has reported nearly 70 power outages overnight on March 7th and 8th across B.C. amidst a yellow wind warning.

Yellow wind warning issued for Peace and Fort Nelson regions, with possible 100km/h gusts forecast

Environment Canada has predicted a low-pressure system to bring wind gusts of around 100km/h to the Peace River district and Fort Nelson on March 7th and 8th.

Alaska Highway to close periodically for up to two hours following fatal crash

The Alaska Highway north of Fort Nelson will be closed intermittently for up to two hours between Tofte Mainline and Recreation Road on March 5th, following a crash which killed two people.

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Court Report: February 23rd to 27th

Today’s court report contains all the sentences handed down in the Peace region between February 23rd and 27th, 2026.

Two die in single-vehicle Alaska Highway crash near Summit Lake

Two people have died after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 north of Fort Nelson on March 3rd.

Northern Health reports at least 82 hours of northeast ER closures in February

Northern Health has reported at least 82 hours of ER closures across northeast B.C. in February 2026.

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Vehicle incident closes Alaska Highway north of Fort Nelson

The Alaska Highway, Highway 97, is closed 50 kilometres north of Fort Nelson due to a car incident.

B.C. to scrap daylight savings time, aligning with northeast year-round

After March 8th, when most of B.C.'s clocks will go forward by one hour, the province will scrap seasonal time changes beginning in the fall. 

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