PRRD considers amending waste management plan on evaluation of future landfill sites
The Peace River Regional District will consider an amendment to its Regional Solid Waste Management Plan to evaluate new landfill sites.
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Video The way the cookie crumbles: NLC students face off in Smile Cookie eating competition
Students at Northern Lights College had a cookie-eating contest as part of Tim Hortons' Smile Cookie campaign.
Fort St. John sports clubs report minimal damage, delays amid Fish Creek wildfire
Fort St. John Links golf course and New Totem Archery Club, which are in the vicinity of the Fish Creek Community Forest wildfire, said the blaze had caused minimal structural damage.
Fish Creek fire evacuees can return, forest closed ‘until further notice’
Fish Creek Community Forest fire evacuees can return as the blaze moves further from Fort St. John.
(UPDATE) Airspace closure at Fort St. John airport lifted as firefighters continue to tackle Fish Creek blaze
All aircraft were grounded at Fort St. John’s airport - North Peace Regional Airport - because of a wildfire at Fish Creek Community Forest.
Video – Large fire breaks out at Fort St. John’s Fish Creek Community Forest
BC Wildfire Service are battling a fire in the Fish Creek Community Forest on the northern edge of Fort St. John on May 1st.
‘You need to overcome it’: NPSS student talks record-breaking rocket launch
Nolan Cote achieved a Canadian altitude record of 21,746 feet on Saturday, April 26th in Conrad, near Lethbridge, Alberta with his model rocket.
Registration begins for Sunrise Rotary Club’s 2025 colour run
Registration is now open for the eighth annual Colour Me Rotary Run/Walk, organized by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Fort St. John.
City replaces decades-old Traffic Bylaw
Fort St. John’s development services has modernized and streamlined its Traffic Bylaw, which regulates traffic and parking in the city.
New BC Transit detours to affect two Fort St. John bus routes
BC Transit has announced new detours affecting a pair of bus routes in Fort St. John (Route 3 Central-Prospect Park and Route 5 Southwest) that will come into effect later this May.
New bylaw to prohibit temporary overnight sheltering in Fort St. John parks
The City of Fort St. John's new Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw prohibits temporary overnight sheltering in parks and open spaces.
Meet Samantha Reeves: The new doctor moving to Fort St. John for her residency
Dr. Samantha Reeves is a new graduate of the University of British Columbia's Northern Medical Program and she will move to Fort St. John for her residency.
Dexterra Group ‘hopes to negotiate’ with striking Kobes Creek Lodge workers
Dexterra Group, parent company of Horizon North, says it wants to return to the bargaining table with a group of hospitality workers from Kobes Creek Lodge who went on strike on April 28th.
Residents coordinate donations for Veronica Apartments tenants via Facebook
A group of residents is using a Facebook group to coordinate donations for people displaced by the Veronica Apartments fire on April 18th.
Treaty 8 sports association director starts fastpitch league
A First Nations sports advocate, Treaty 8 sports director Cedar Wechlin, is setting up a new softball league, the Muskwa Softball Association.
Police and fire department to investigate spike in suspicious fires
The Fort St. John RCMP and fire department are investigating eight suspicious fires ignited in the last two months, including of the North Peace Minor Baseball equipment shed in Kin Park.
Union alleges Horizon North employees locked out and left stranded ahead of strike
Unite Here Local 40 is accusing Horizon North of forcing hospitality workers off its Kobes Creek Lodge site and into Fort St. John ahead of a strike.
Fort St. John Sunrise Rotary Club to celebrate 25th anniversary
The Fort St. John Sunrise Rotary Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary starting May 16th with a weekend of pancake breakfasts, dinners and cocktails.
‘An ongoing genocidal act’: First Nations advocate talks about Red Dress Day on Before the Peace
Connie Greyeyes, who works with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, appeared on the Before the Peace podcast to talk about Red Dress Day and MMIWG.
Pacific Northern Gas proposes rate increases in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek
Pacific Northern Gas has submitted an application to increase its rates in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek for the next three years.
Video The way the cookie crumbles: NLC students face off in Smile Cookie eating competition
Students at Northern Lights College had a cookie-eating contest as part of Tim Hortons' Smile Cookie campaign.
Fort St. John sports clubs report minimal damage, delays amid Fish Creek wildfire
Fort St. John Links golf course and New Totem Archery Club, which are in the vicinity of the Fish Creek Community Forest wildfire, said the blaze had caused minimal structural damage.
Fish Creek fire evacuees can return, forest closed ‘until further notice’
Fish Creek Community Forest fire evacuees can return as the blaze moves further from Fort St. John.
(UPDATE) Airspace closure at Fort St. John airport lifted as firefighters continue to tackle Fish Creek blaze
All aircraft were grounded at Fort St. John’s airport - North Peace Regional Airport - because of a wildfire at Fish Creek Community Forest.
Video – Large fire breaks out at Fort St. John’s Fish Creek Community Forest
BC Wildfire Service are battling a fire in the Fish Creek Community Forest on the northern edge of Fort St. John on May 1st.
‘You need to overcome it’: NPSS student talks record-breaking rocket launch
Nolan Cote achieved a Canadian altitude record of 21,746 feet on Saturday, April 26th in Conrad, near Lethbridge, Alberta with his model rocket.
Registration begins for Sunrise Rotary Club’s 2025 colour run
Registration is now open for the eighth annual Colour Me Rotary Run/Walk, organized by the Sunrise Rotary Club of Fort St. John.
City replaces decades-old Traffic Bylaw
Fort St. John’s development services has modernized and streamlined its Traffic Bylaw, which regulates traffic and parking in the city.
New BC Transit detours to affect two Fort St. John bus routes
BC Transit has announced new detours affecting a pair of bus routes in Fort St. John (Route 3 Central-Prospect Park and Route 5 Southwest) that will come into effect later this May.
New bylaw to prohibit temporary overnight sheltering in Fort St. John parks
The City of Fort St. John's new Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw prohibits temporary overnight sheltering in parks and open spaces.
Meet Samantha Reeves: The new doctor moving to Fort St. John for her residency
Dr. Samantha Reeves is a new graduate of the University of British Columbia's Northern Medical Program and she will move to Fort St. John for her residency.
Dexterra Group ‘hopes to negotiate’ with striking Kobes Creek Lodge workers
Dexterra Group, parent company of Horizon North, says it wants to return to the bargaining table with a group of hospitality workers from Kobes Creek Lodge who went on strike on April 28th.
Residents coordinate donations for Veronica Apartments tenants via Facebook
A group of residents is using a Facebook group to coordinate donations for people displaced by the Veronica Apartments fire on April 18th.
Treaty 8 sports association director starts fastpitch league
A First Nations sports advocate, Treaty 8 sports director Cedar Wechlin, is setting up a new softball league, the Muskwa Softball Association.
Police and fire department to investigate spike in suspicious fires
The Fort St. John RCMP and fire department are investigating eight suspicious fires ignited in the last two months, including of the North Peace Minor Baseball equipment shed in Kin Park.
Union alleges Horizon North employees locked out and left stranded ahead of strike
Unite Here Local 40 is accusing Horizon North of forcing hospitality workers off its Kobes Creek Lodge site and into Fort St. John ahead of a strike.
Fort St. John Sunrise Rotary Club to celebrate 25th anniversary
The Fort St. John Sunrise Rotary Club will celebrate its 25th anniversary starting May 16th with a weekend of pancake breakfasts, dinners and cocktails.
‘An ongoing genocidal act’: First Nations advocate talks about Red Dress Day on Before the Peace
Connie Greyeyes, who works with the Indian Residential School Survivors Society, appeared on the Before the Peace podcast to talk about Red Dress Day and MMIWG.
Pacific Northern Gas proposes rate increases in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek
Pacific Northern Gas has submitted an application to increase its rates in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek for the next three years.
