The project that has been fraught with controversy since the early 1980s will soon change the Peace River valley landscape forever, as BC Hydro begins filling the mammoth Site C reservoir. The project was first proposed in the 1950s, as part of a series of hydro-electric dams beginning with Site A, the WAC Bennett Dam, […]
Not a week went by this summer when there wasn’t at least one Emergency Room closure in Northern Health, despite assurances the health authority was working to solve the issue. A closed ER in northeastern B.C. means residents not only don’t have reasonable access to emergency care, they often have to travel unreasonably long distances […]
Written By Tania Finch, Special from The Broken Typewriter
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As a former RCMP officer who worked in both general duties and serious crimes in Fort St. John, the city’s chief administrative officer, Milo MacDonald, has a unique perspective on the social issues and crime facing city residents and businesses. “The crime that we’re seeing today is different than the crime I was seeing when […]
Written By Tania Finch, Special from The Broken Typewriter
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After 80 years in Fort St. John, 80 years of informing the city and surrounding area about news, events, births, deaths, job opportunities, new businesses and so on, the Alaska Highway News is no more. This week they’ll put out the final edition. The digital era has put an end to community newspapers as we knew them […]
