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The judges have been named, the song submissions are all in and now it's time for you to vote for your choice in a contest to name a theme song for the Alaska Highway in time for its 75th Anniversary in 2017. A website: alaskahighwaysong.

Petition opposes serial killer board game A petition against a board game in which the player who killed the most babies was declared the winner was gaining steam in Fort St. John, the Alaska Highway News reported on this day in 1993.

Village of Pouce Coupe Chief Administrative Officer Carol Bishop has died. The BC Coroners Service confirmed Bishop's death Wednesday.

Fort St. John RCMP are looking for help identifying a distraught man on the Taylor Bridge Tuesday night. Police say they received several calls about the man -- about 35 years old and wearing a blue hoodie and white shoes -- around 9:15 p.m.

Jumbo jet uses city airport in medical stop A Pacific Northwest Orient flight on its way to Anchorage, Alaska, had to make an emergency landing in Fort St.

Don’t worry about arena roof, manufacturer says Despite some beams showing signs of “serious splitting,” the manufacturer of the trusses holding up the roof of Kids Kin Arena said the structure was A-OK, the Peace River Block News reported on this da

The Rose Prairie Community Curling Centre is preparing for a revival and wants the public to have its say in determining the facility’s future. The new board of directors, established in November, is reaching out to the community with a survey.

A preliminary design by Urban Systems for a replacement of the Charlie Lake boat launch pegs the project cost at $220,000, according to a report the company provided to the City of Fort St. John.

First Nation challenges pipeline The Kaska Dena Council was preparing to take the federal government to court over claims to lands slated for an eight-kilometre-wide right of way for a pipeline, the Alaska Highway News reported on this day in 1982.

Unemployment in B.C.'s northeast rose for the fourth consecutive month in December, to a 20-month high of 7.6 per cent. It's the highest rate the region has seen since May 2014, when it also recorded a 7.6 per cent unemployment rate.