Fort St. John News

School District 60's financial statements show their operating surplus has increased by about $3.1 million, leaving them with a total operating fund surplus of about $3.9 million.

In 1988, Raimond Dombrovskis passed through Fort St. John on his way to Mexico. And although he passed through on the Alaska Highway on four wheels, like most travellers here, he wasn’t using the typical four wheels.

The Fort St. John Literacy Society will get an influx of $32,000 from the province to fund the Community Adult Literacy Program (CALP), which is offered free of charge to those hoping to improve their reading and writing skills.

The temperature was lower and the foliage was more golden than it was this summer, but this past weekend saw the Peace Valley Environment Association (PVEA) again paddling on the Peace River, this time racing wooden boats to collect funds to oppose S

The red carpet was rolled out at the Lido Theatre, as The Fort St. John Association for Community Living (FSJACL) hosted its annual awards gala.

People of the Peace

North Peace Savings and Credit Union (NPSCU) and the Northern Environmental Action Team (NEAT) got together to teach new skills and gather donations for the Salvation Army Food Bank.

Local residents have a chance to speak out for or against Peace Valley OSB’s plan to switch a key chemical at its plant near Fort St. John, a proposal that has courted controversy from nearby homeowners in the past.

Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm announced on Friday that a new passing lane on the Alaska Highway north of Fort St. John would begin construction in the spring of 2015.

Just because black-and-white photography is simple, says Barry Moss, that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Moss, the gallery coordinator at Peace Gallery North in Fort St. John, said the latest exhibit is called Black on White, running through Sept. 27.