BC News

A summary of what went on in Peace Region courts for the weeks ending May 19 and 26. There were no cases up for sentencing in Hudson’s Hope.

The BC NDP and Green parties will send the Site C dam to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) for an immediate review if the New Democrats form a minority government in the coming weeks.

Premier Christy Clark will recall the legislature next month to test its confidence in her Liberal government despite a pact between the NDP and Greens to defeat her and install a minority government.

The BC Green Party says it will support the BC NDP in the legislature. Party leader Andrew Weaver made the announcement next to BC NDP Leader John Horgan outside the legislature Monday afternoon.

It’s taken nine months, but the trip of a lifetime is finally here a trio of Fort St. John cyclists. Robert Sapp, Ben Dawson, and Dawit Feyissa are set to leave for their cross-country cycling trip on May 27.

How a child sees and feels about themselves is reflected in their art, and Barry Moss can tell exactly how a child views themselves after seeing them draw one picture.

The NDP recorded a 189-vote victory over the Liberals in Courtenay-Comox Wednesday, a result that only adds to the uncertainty of B.C.’s political future.

Cultural groups and service providers in Fort St. John are calling it hurtful, narrow-minded, ignorant, and unacceptable.

The Peace River Zone Theatre Festival has returned after a several year hiatus. Three plays from Fort St. John will compete for the change to head to Mainstage, the provincial theatre festival that takes place in Vernon from June 30 to July 8.

Growing up on a ranch at Mile 68 of the Alaska Highway, Karree J. Phillips still considers the Peace Region home. Living in Tennessee while she hones her music career, she still makes it a point to come back to Fort St. John at least once a year.