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PRRD submits $10,000 grant application to be used for forum with Saulteau First Nations

The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) board authorized staff to submit a grant application for $10,000 to the Union of BC Municipalities' Regional Community to Community (C2C) Forum program during their March 21st meeting to be used to co-host a forum with Saulteau First Nations. 

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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.

Four local minor hockey teams make their mark at provincials

Four Fort St. John minor hockey teams had a successful run at provincials over the past week, with each team bringing home a medal for their organization.

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

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

Fort St. John borrows $16 million from FCM to replenish reserves spent on new RCMP detachment

Fort St. John council voted to borrow over $16 million from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia (MFA)  during their March 11th meeting to replenish the city’s capital reserves.

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.

PRRD to send letter to B.C. government ministers about water availability concerns 

The Peace River Regional District board voted in favour of sending a letter to a few B.C. government ministers at its March 21st board meeting expressing concerns over water availability for agricultural purposes. 

Green Ralley 4-H Club Report: Clubs connect to share communication projects

I would like to thank Northern Lights College for letting us use the facilities to hold this event every year. Also, thank you to the judges who came out to judge all the projects.

Huskies need to ‘dig themselves out of a hole’ in game four of winless NWJHL playoff finals

Huskies head coach Todd Alexander says the fate of his team in the NWJHL playoff finals depends on “how badly they want to dig themselves out of a hole.”

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.

Motion to axe carbon tax for First Nations blocked, says MP Bob Zimmer
PRRD to invite detachment commanders in Peace region to review policing policies

The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) plans to invite RCMP detachment commanders in the Peace region to a future committee of the whole meeting to provide a review of policing activities over the past year and identify priority issues for next year.

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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.

B.C.’s police watchdog investigates man’s injuries at Fort St. John hotel

B.C.'s police watchdog, the Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO), is investigating the injuries of a man after Fort St. John RCMP responded to a disturbance report at a local hotel on March 19th.

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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.

North Peace Community Foundation recruiting directors, committee members

The North Peace Community Foundation is recruiting volunteers for its board of directors and its community granting advisory committee.

Fort St. John CDC Talent Show raises over $92,000 so far

The Fort St. John Child Development Centre’s (CDC) 51st Annual Talent Show raised over $92,000 in donations towards its capital campaign to expand its building and services. 

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

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

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