Fort Nelson

Suspects in a Peace River jail break jacked a vehicle in Fort Nelson and nearly got their hands on another before being arrested by RCMP, according to a release.

Police arrested an escaped convict in Fort Nelson Tuesday morning. RCMP launched a manhunt Monday after a 29-year-old man, Harley John Lay, was sprung from the Peace River Correctional Centre while he was being transported to hospital.

The Fort Nelson Refugee Sponsorship Group has several fundraisers lined up to raise the $32,000 needed to settle a refugee family in the community, and the first one is this Sunday.

Real estate sales in Fort St. John and Fort Nelson declined by more than a quarter in 2015. According to year-end stats released by the BC Northern Real Estate Board, 691 properties exchanged hands in Fort St.

Non-profits interested in garnering some extra cash have an opportunity to do so if they don’t mind spending time at the bottle depot.

A solution is in sight for the Northern Rockies’ public washroom woes.

A conglomerate of seven Chinese companies and one Canadian company is looking to build miniature LNG facilities in Fort Nelson.

CARELESS USE OF A FIREARM Shots were fired at Villars Trailer Park in Fort Nelson after a dispute between several people went awry on New Year’s Day.

Fort St. John's first baby of 2016 is a boy. Bohdan Rogers Stefiuk was born at the Fort St. John Hospital on Jan. 1 at 5:36 p.m., weighing eight pounds and nine ounces, Northern Health says. His parents are Kajsa and Adam Stefiuk of Fort St.

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.