Charlie Lake

Fort St. John RCMP are investigating after a 23-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident Saturday. The accident happened sometime between 4 and 6 p.m. on Highway 29, according to RCMP.

Two Charlie Lake firefighters are off to the provincial wildfire fight in Burns Lake.

The Charlie Lake fire department has responded to a number of incidents over the last few weeks. On July 30, firefighters were called to a structure fire at the Canfor lumber mill around 7:30 p.m.

Patrick McPhillips in the interim fire chief of the Charlie Lake Fire Department. McPhillips comes with a 35-year career with Coquitlam Fire/Rescue, according to the Peace River Regional District.

Another Peace Region summer is blooming into August, and with it comes everybody's most hated blooms in Charlie Lake: algae.

Three years ago, you'd be hard pressed to get a sentence out of Braiden Markwick. The Charlie Lake teen was skipping school, failing class, drinking and doing drugs.

Just as soon as he was promoted to fire chief in Charlie Lake, Dale Widsten is moving on. The fire hall veteran has taken the job as district fire chief for the County of Grande Prairie. Widsten's last day with Charlie Lake will be Aug.

Tornadoes may be most often associated with the American Midwest, but that doesn't mean we don't get them in Canada too.

Dale Widsten has been named fire chief of the Charlie Lake Fire Department. It's a promotion for Widsten, who steps into the role after serving as the department's deputy chief for the last five years.

The Charlie Lake Fire Department took the top title in the 2018 Peace Region Hoselay Competition last weekend. The event drew in firefighters from across Northeast B.C.