Taylor

The Visitor Information Centre in Taylor has a mammoth new artifact on display.

It was “a humbling experience” for MLA candidate Rob Fraser, one of three independents and five candidates running in Peace River North, when the results of the B.C. provincial election came rolling in on Tuesday, May 9.

The South Taylor Hill is moving single lane alternating traffic as crews assess a small slide that has come down. Caribou Road Services is working with the Ministry of Transportation to fix the problem and get traffic moving again.

Canada now has more seniors than children, but Northeast B.C. is bucking that trend with the exception of one community—Hudson’s Hope.

Municipalities in the Peace Region are a mulling a move to implement a new business licence program that officials say will make it easier for mobile businesses to operate across the region.

It’s bright, has a fresh coat of paint, and is lined with art and artifacts of the district’s past. District of Taylor officials cut the ribbon and opened the doors to its new Community Services Hub at the rear of the community hall on March 1.

District of Taylor councillors voted Monday evening to fund the municipality’s medical clinic through the end of June, buying officials more time to deliver on a plan to recruit a new doctor to the community.

Population growth in Fort St. John and surrounding areas outpaced the national average over the last five years, according to Statistic Canada's first batch of 2016 census data released today.

Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser will look to replace Pat Pimm in the B.C. legislature in this spring's election. Fraser announced his candidacy for Peace River North Wednesday morning at his home in the district. He will run as an independent.