Fort Nelson

Traffic safety, property crime, domestic violence and alcohol related offences are the top priorities for mounties in the Northern Rockies for the coming year, according to Staff Sgt. Steve McLeod.

Northern Rockies RCMP have identified five young offenders they believe to be responsible for a structure fire in October that caused $600,000 in damages and left six residents unemployed. It was the early morning hours of Oct.

When it’s burned to generate power, natural gas has about half the carbon intensity as coal, which is why the B.C. government has promoted a liquefied natural gas industry as an important bridge fuel for addressing climate change.

Joshua Alan Locke will be sentenced at a later date

Fort Nelson could have a new doctor as soon as February 2016.

Eight Fort Nelson First Nation families are getting new homes, and another four people are getting work experience by building them.

Community members in Fort Nelson are working to bring a family of refugees to town. Around a dozen people in the town of 3,900 have formed a refugee sponsorship group to privately sponsor a family fleeing the war in Syria.

Fort Nelson Secondary School is slated for a new roof, with construction expected to begin in the summer. The provincial government announced $912,000 for the work on Nov. 10.

Women haven’t been able to give birth in Fort Nelson for five years, but that could be changing thanks to a renewed effort to explore less conventional delivery options.

It may have been cold and snowy, but that didn’t stop Fort Nelson’s fourth annual Pumpkin Plunge Nov. 1 from being a successful, fun day for the kids.