Fort St. John News

These might be tight economic times, but the community came out in full force to support Big Brothers Big Sisters, raising $21,738.15 at their 25th annual V.E. Brandl’s Bowl for Kids’ Sake on Sunday.

The third annual Loonie Mile fundraiser to help locals athletes compete in the Special Olympics raised $6,464.90 on Saturday, far surpassing last year’s total of $5,200.

A Fort St. John family had their home robbed of firearms and jewelry while on vacation last month, RCMP say. Police believe the break-in happened sometime during the week of Feb. 14 in the 9400 block of 114A Avenue while the family was away.

Fort St. John RCMP say officers are wasting too much time responding to false alarms and diverting attention away from higher priority investigations.

Local artists will battle it out for first place at the Kin Club of Fort St. John’s 11th annual RocKIN the Peace Saturday night.

If there’s anything fishy about migration patterns among species that live in dam reservoirs, Mark Shrimpton knows about it.

As one of Fort St. John's Crown prosecutors, Paul Swartz is no stranger to courtroom drama.

An estimated $150,000 of equipment was stolen last week from the Fort St. John office of Continental Pipeline & Facility Ltd. The stolen items include a skid-steer, a truck, and welding equipment.

Author and business leader Christopher Flett has been named the keynote speaker of the 2016 Spark Women's Leadership Conference.

The Fort St. John Hospital Foundation is looking for 50 residents brave enough to go bald in an effort to raise $100,000. Registration for the Foundation's 17th annual Bluey Day event opened Tuesday. " “Bluey Day is about celebrating.