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Old Fort landslide meeting tonight

Old Fort landslide meeting tonight

The Peace River Regional District will host a public meeting Monday night to review the status and monitoring of the Old Fort landslide.
New rural water stations set to open in the new year

New rural water stations set to open in the new year

Five new potable water stations in the rural areas around Fort St. John are expected to open in the new year, the regional district says.
Court Docket: December 10 - 14

Court Docket: December 10 - 14

A summary of sentences and fines handed out in Northeast B.C. courts for the week ending Dec. 14, 2018. Fort St John Law Courts • Joseph Walter Rohrbach (born 1975) was given a one-year probation order for possession of child pornography.
Museum News — December 2018

Museum News — December 2018

Planning is well underway for the New Year at the museum. We’ve got several classic events (documentary nights, kids’ nights, etc.
Fort St. John Library News — December 2018

Fort St. John Library News — December 2018

Fort St. John is a winter city and what better way to embrace the cold than to learn about the Danish art of hygge? Pronounced roughly as hoo-gah, it’s the cosiness and contentment that can come from enjoying the simple things in life.
Court to decide on injunction sought against pipeline blockade

Court to decide on injunction sought against pipeline blockade

A B.C. Supreme Court Justice will issue a decision Friday afternoon on whether to allow builders of a pipeline that would deliver natural gas to the LNG Canada project to pass through a blockade south of Houston.
Natural gas features in Canada's plan to switch from coal power

Natural gas features in Canada's plan to switch from coal power

The federal government has announced details on how it plans to phase out coal power in Canada by 2030. Natural gas appears to play a significant role in the transition and there could be something in it for hydro powerhouses like B.C.
Caribou closure rumours not true, Saulteau First Nation says

Caribou closure rumours not true, Saulteau First Nation says

Plans to protect southern mountain caribou in Northeast B.C. won’t mean mass closures to industry and the backcountry, says one area First Nation involved in talks with the provincial and federal governments. In a letter dated Dec.
B.C. ends 2018 with $500K land sale in December

B.C. ends 2018 with $500K land sale in December

The B.C. government saw a tepid end to land sales in 2018, pulling in just over $500,000 at December's auction of petroleum and natural gas rights. The province sold the two leases it put up for auction in the Dec. 12 sale.
One person killed in head-on collision on the Alaska Highway

One person killed in head-on collision on the Alaska Highway

One person is dead after a head-on collision on the Alaska Highway south of Taylor Thursday morning. The accident happened around 8:30 a.m.
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