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Contractor looks to ease Site C bridge backups

Contractor looks to ease Site C bridge backups

Temporary construction bridge reportedly experiencing traffic backups, contractor considering options
Orange scourge: district working to stop spread of invasive goldfish

Orange scourge: district working to stop spread of invasive goldfish

Goldfish thrive in Peace Region farm dugouts. Now, the regional district is taking steps to keep the species out of lakes and streams.
Social worker pay hike just a start

Social worker pay hike just a start

Social workers in Fort Nelson and Chetwynd are due for a pay hike starting next spring, the first piece of action aimed at curbing staff recruitment and retention problems in remote communities across the province.
Google Earth time lapses reveal pace of change in Northeast B.C.

Google Earth time lapses reveal pace of change in Northeast B.C.

Mines, seismic lines, roads, and development unfold in 1984-2016 satellite time lapses
Panel hears environmental assessment concerns of locals

Panel hears environmental assessment concerns of locals

Peace Region residents will have their say in the Ministry of Environment’s review of Canada’s Environmental Assessment processes. An independent expert panel tasked with reviewing the current system was in Fort St. John Dec.
Students put skills to the test in pasta bridge competition

Students put skills to the test in pasta bridge competition

The Peace Region’s future engineers, architects, and bridge builders may just be found in elementary classes in Hudson’s Hope, Clearview, and Baldonnel. On Friday, Dec.
Peace Region court docket: Nov. 28-Dec. 2

Peace Region court docket: Nov. 28-Dec. 2

A look at what went on in Peace Region provincial courts for the week ending Dec. 2. There were no dispositions that week in Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd, Fort Nelson or Hudson’s Hope. Fort St.
Knott earns Nobel praise for activism

Knott earns Nobel praise for activism

A Peace Region woman is being recognized for her dedication to Indigenous land rights in Canada.
Area farmers battle wettest year since the 1990s

Area farmers battle wettest year since the 1990s

Rick Kantz with the BC Grain Producers Association says he hasn’t seen a year like this since the 1990s. With crops still on the field, he says producers are in a lurch. “We are still dealing with the fall.
Northeast B.C. records double-digit unemployment rate

Northeast B.C. records double-digit unemployment rate

Unemployment on the rise since late 2014 following a downturn in oil and gas activity
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