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The PRRD says you must leave the area immediately. Evacuees, please call the Peace River Regional District EOC at 250-784-3200 or 1-800-670-7773. The new evacuation alert has been issued for Peace River Regional District Electoral Area ‘B’ for the following areas: – South of the Buckinghorse River including 11km on the eastern side and 5km on the western side of Highway 97N. – North of the Sikanni Chief River including 11km on the eastern side and 5km on the western side of Highway 97N....

“Due to the dry condition and wind, it actually did merge into one. We did see exponential growth in those two fires. Yesterday, they were at 100 hectares each,” said a PGFC representative. DriveBC says Highway 97 is closed between Sikanni Chief Road and Prophet River Road for 59.3 km (112 km north of Wonowon to 114 km south of Fort Nelson). A ten-hectare fire was also detected Tuesday near Trutch, which is less than a kilometre from the highway. “All we can do is keep an eye on it. The f...

Participants on the Vertical Slam Ultimate Challenge course. (Laurie Cardinal) TAYLOR, B.C. – The Vertical Slam directors met this past weekend to discuss options for the race this year, deciding to postpone the event until September. The directors decided a live in-person race in June, like originally planned, is not currently feasible. The group announced the Vertical Slam Beatton River Valley event would be postponed until they can do a live event, which has been tentatively set for Septem...

Graham River Road 123 Montney Highway Rd 254 from Alaska Hwy 97N east to 281 Rd Montney Highway Rd 281 from 254 Rd north to 256 Rd Montney Highway Rd 256 from 281 Rd east to Prespatou Rd 275 Road 265A (100th Street) from 85th Avenue south to Mason Road 240 Rose Prairie Road 101 from Road 260 north to Prespatou Road 193 Siphon Creek Road 184 Schwalm Road 106 from intersection with Cassidy Road 238U to the end Tank Farm Road 249 from Baldonnel Road to intersection with Cassidy Road 238U Upper Hal...

The North Pine Women’s Institute was formed in 1935 in the little community of North Pine, east of Montney and west of the Beatton River. If you have ever been to the North Peace Fall Fair you know. . .