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“Thanks to my wife for not having me around for a month and a half campaigning. And, thank you to my team.” Lequire joins Mayor Lori Ackerman, Trevor Bolin, Lilia Hansen, Gord Klassen, Byron Stewart, and Tony Zabinsky on council. Lequire will be sworn in at the beginning of the May 25th regular council meeting. Voter turnout was up by one percent over the last by-election in 2017 to right per cent. A total of 1,240 votes were cast out of 15,249 eligible voters. The 2021 by-election saw a hi...

Shopland’s report states contamination levels reached a level “that exceed industry standards” since the collection program was implemented in 2015. “When we contaminate the recycling, it jeopardizes the whole program. We are offering it to people because it’s a program that is very much needed. Citizens need to understand that if you jeopardize the program in that way, we can’t afford it anymore,” says Mayor Lori Ackerman during Monday’s meeting. Ackerman says finding a locatio...

Remuneration: $35,514.29 Overall, recently retired City Manager Dianne Hunter earned the most out of all employees at $352,678, up from $241,223.07 in 2019. In the report, it’s mentioned that Hunter’s compensation includes “vacation entitlement not taken but accrued over 13 years and paid out in 2020.” “Further employment compensation obligations with this former employee, post-retirement, will continue through to 2022,” the report continues. In total, the city doled out $20.19 mill...

“If you see people out walking in red shirts today —not everyone will wear red —they’re walking for MMIWG.” In a Facebook post Wednesday, First Nations advocate Connie Greyeyes notes a limited number of bags are available. Residents are encouraged to walk on their own time, take a picture and tag Greyeyes or Knott in the post to be entered to win a “secret gift”. “Thank you for understanding this was out of our hands, and we need to be responsible and respectful to the restricti...

District of Taylor Office. (File) TAYLOR, B.C. – District of Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser has proclaimed the month of May Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. The announcement was made during the district’s April 19th council meeting. At an April 12th council meeting, Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman also proclaimed May as M.S. Awareness Month in the Energetic City. It will be the second year the city celebrates the M.S. Society of Canada’s efforts to fund research and services. Last year, the...

In October, the OC Mennonite Church in Prespatou quietly decided for the sake of their member’s mental and spiritual health to resume regular, non-distanced, non-masked church services. Their COVID cases had resolved, schools had reopened and they hoped that no one would be interested.  I would have argued that they should have expected a pandemic research team. After all, COVID-19 is a new strain of virus which we need to know more about. The nearly closed community of Prespatou provides ...

Aerial view of the proposed wetlands to be enhanced. (PRRD) DAWSON CREEK, B.C – Ducks Unlimited expanded on its plans to restore wetlands in Upper Cache Thursday, with provincial biologist Bruce Harrison presenting a package of information to the Peace River Regional District. Three small earth dams are proposed on an existing ditch system on private farmland near Highway 29 and Szoo Road, just west of the Attachie lookout and rest stop. While the plan remains unendorsed by directors, the pro...

(Stock) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – City council is in support of a 3-digit suicide prevention hotline in Canada. City staff will be sending a letter in support of the hotline to local MP Bob Zimmer, the Federal Minister of Health, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and local area municipalities. The motion advising staff to pen a letter of support was approved at Monday’s council meeting. Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George, B.C.) introduced ...

Apr 1, 2021 3:41 PM FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – Four local organizations have partnered together to make supporting local restaurants easier while dine-in options have been suspended. City of Fort St. John, Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce, and Moose FM and Energeticcity.ca have launched takeoutfsj.com. The website will allow residents to find a list of local restaurants and their menus all in one place. “Once again, our local restaurants are being severely impacted by the restrictio...

Facilities at the Site C Clean Energy Project, near Fort St. John, BC The City of Fort St. John, BC Hydro, ATCO and Salvation Army have facilitated the donation of 50,000 pounds of food since the November 2019 FORT ST. JOHN, BC, CANADA, April 1, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- An innovative food donation program has donated a milestone 50,000 pounds of food to local communities to help tackle household food insecurity. The City of Fort St. John, BC Hydro, ATCO and Salvation Army ...