The City of Fort St. John council is considering a 1.85 per cent tax increase to its municipal taxes as part of its $130.7 million operating and $54.62 million capital budgets in 2026.
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.
Lisa Jewell, executive director of the Wellness Truth and Families foundation in Fort St. John, has been temporarily banned from social work with minors by the BC College of Social Workers.
The Dawson Creek and District Hospital's maternity ward has reopened after a "staffing shortage" closed the facility overnight for 19 hours from March 4th to 5th.
Dr. Arash Javanbakht, a psychiatrist and the founding director of the Stress, Trauma and Anxiety Research Clinic at Wayne State University in Michigan, said there is a high likelihood of PTSD, depression or anxiety in the aftermath of an event like the Tumbler Ridge shooting on February 10th.
OpenAI has agreed to take several actions to bolster safety
The provincial governments of B.C. and neighbour Alberta reinstated an arrangement on cross-border surgeries in March 2026.
The Peace Region Farmers Institute (PRFI) will screen two documentary films - Women Who Dig and Tea Creek - at the Lido Theatre on March 11th and April 14th.
An election to select a new council and chief for Saulteau First Nations in Moberly Lake will take place on Monday, March 30th.
Federal artificial intelligence minister Evan Solomon says he met with the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, and told him the people of Tumbler Ridge deserve an apology after the mass shooting on February 10th.
A former Dawson Creek councillor charged with breach of trust, Shaely Wilbur, has waived her right to a preliminary inquiry and will next appear in court in Fort St. John on March 30th.
The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) is prodding the province for clarity about the future of Inga Lake in northeast B.C.
Today’s court report contains all the sentences handed down in the Peace region between February 23rd and 27th, 2026.
The Fort St. John Huskies will meet their rival, the La Crete Lumber Barons, for the third straight year in the NWJHL finals for the 2025/26 season.
Studio 105 Salon's Cuts for Cans event sees the business offer free trims in exchange for non-perishable food items, which will be donated to the Fort St. John Salvation Army's food bank.
Two people have died after a single-vehicle crash on Highway 97 north of Fort Nelson on March 3rd.
Northern Health has reported at least 82 hours of ER closures across northeast B.C. in February 2026.
A parent in Fort St. John is concerned for her daughter's future after the province made changes to autism funding.
The City of Fort St. John is asking businesses to come forward with proposals for the renaming of several recreation assets, including the Pomeroy Sport Centre, by April 2nd.
Two MLAs, including Peace River South MLA Larry Neufeld, continue to call for a full public inquiry into the February 10th mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, after a coroner's inquest was announced on March 3rd.
