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Part 1: Encana Events Centre

Inspectors will comb fields in the Peace Region this week on the lookout for a pest that has northern canola producers shaking in their boots.

Twelve days after video of a man riding a swimming moose surfaced online, Conservation Officers are urging the so-called Moose Rider to turn himself in. "I expect him to come forward and pony up," said Sgt. David Vince of the B.C.

Revelers in the South Peace poured into Pouce Coupe Wednesday for the region's largest Canada Day celebration. Parade goers lined the street to see floats from businesses, cultural groups and local dignitaries, followed by a barbecue in Pouce Park.

The high cost of living in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek is hurting their ability to recruit medical professionals, according to Northern Health’s chief operating officer for the Northeast, Angela de Smit.

A man has been found not guilty of attempted murder for a stabbing that occurred last November near Moberly Lake.

Teams in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John pedaled a 30-seat bike Wednesday and Thursday to raise more than $20,000 for heart and stroke research.

If you are in Dawson Creek this weekend, check out the opening jamboree at the Walter Wright Pioneer Village. Lots of good events in Fort St. John and Chetwynd as well! Check it all out below, and don’t forget to send me your event: dcreporter@dcdn.

Sara Duncan and her husband recently found a two-bedroom apartment in Fort St. John, but it wasn’t easy. “I’ve lived in Vancouver and in Victoria, and the rent is higher here than it was there,” she said.

Residents critical of village council and staff say RCMP asked them to remove an image of vehicles parked outside a meeting from a Facebook group