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Final Thought: An election wish for you

TrentFor the last few editorials, I’ve been playing around with ideas of politics, civility and psychology. But time is about to run out. Before the...

Power expected to be back on by 12:30

From bc hydro Approximately 124,000 customers in northern BC are out of service due to a transmission outage caused by a suspected lightning strike. Affected...

Picnic in the arena

Just a note that today's picnic in the park is now in the arena, due to the highly unusual precipitation falling from the sky....

Federal Government begins developing Grizzly Bear Management Plan

In June 2018, grizzly bears were listed as “a species of special concern” under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA) in June 2018.  Now,...

Ice Throne worth nearly $1-million for Tumbler Ridge

A new report from Lochaven Consulting Ltd reveals that the Iron Throne Scavenger Hunt brought in between $871,000 and $1,054,000 million for businesses in...

Treaty Land Entitlement discussion held in Tumbler Ridge

In March, a map, purporting to be the Treaty Land Entitlements (TLEs) for the West Moberly First Nations was shared to the Internet, sparking...

But what about the mines?

While the current moratorium will cause some disruption to industries like Forestry, how will the moratorium affect the local mines? Short answer: it won’t. At...

Solo hiker survives encounter with grizzly in Monkman

Trent On June 8, Brennan Gow, a forestry student working in Fort St John, got between a mother Grizzly Bear and it’s cub.  Gow survived the...

BC Government declares two-year moratorium on industry

The Lekstrom Report is out, advocating a temporary moratorium on industrial development in certain parts of the South Peace.  Recommendation four of the report says...
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