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Downtown FSJ. (Jason Woodhead, Flickr) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – The City of Fort St. John is now taking applications for its program aiming to assist local downtown businesses with exterior renovations. The one-time reimbursement grant will give businesses 50 per cent of up to $5,000 spent per building or project to improve the façades of commercial buildings in the Downtown Development Permit Area. The Business Façade Improvement Program was made possible through a partnership between t...

Rose Prairie tankloader. (Jeff McDonald, PRRD) DAWSON CREEK, B.C – The Rose Prairie water station is officially closed after approval from the Peace River Regional District board. The decision was made at the March 11th meeting after a recommendation from the Electoral Area Directors Committee. Explosive gas levels were detected in the air within the treatment storage tank and the station’s well casing on February 21st, the day before opening. There was no trace of gas detected before the l...

DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Dawson Creek council decided against a letter in support of the Chances Casino, deciding ...

Posted: Mar 01, 2021 3:00 AM PT | Last Updated: March 2 Friends remember Amanda Black as a wonderful mother to her young son.(Submitted by Kacey Salter) A man accused in the death of a young mother is scheduled to appear in court Monday in Fort St. John, as the northern B.C. community struggles with her loss. Amanda Black, 22, died inside a townhouse in Fort St. John on Feb. 8, according to RCMP. "The community is absolutely horrified," said Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman, who burst int...

An aerial view of Site C powerhouse, penstocks and intakes. (BC Hydro) Peace Region leaders rush to respond to the province’s announcement that Site C construction will continue with an increased budget. On Friday, Premier John Horgan announced the decision to continue with the Site C dam project for an estimated $16 billion with a one-year delay, pushing the date the dam will be in service to 2025. West Moberly First Nations, in a release Friday, says the decision was made without any consul...

The Peace River Regional District will issue a letter of support for a plan by Telus to expand LTE connectivity in the region. The company is applying to the federal Universal Broadband Fund and is under the wire after its original Feb.

B.C. mayors say Ottawas plan to relax drug possession penalties not enough to help opioid crisis The federal government has introduced a new bill to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences, and while the change is a significant shift away from incarceration, some B.C. leaders say it could have gone further. Social Sharing Feds say Bill C-22 never designed as a panacea but a way to reduce jail time for Indigenous and Black people Posted: Feb 22, 2021 12:40 PM PT | Last Updat...

Recent social media postings by Pouce Coupe Lorraine Michetti have drawn sharp rebukes across the Peace region. "Dont want Pipelines? They want to protect our land. Yeah ok," . . .

While local businesses may fret about retail drain across the border, it was actually part of the reason why one of Fort St. Johns new shops has opened up in town.Kevin Roberge, the district manager. . .

Recent social media postings by Pouce Coupe Lorraine Michetti have drawn sharp rebukes across the Peace region. "Dont want Pipelines? They want to protect our land. Yeah ok," . . .