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- RCMP searching for WagmanPosted 2 years ago
- Identity of man found dead after Charlie Lake standoff confirmed by BC Coroners ServicePosted 2 years ago
- Dawson Creek Reiki practitioner finds a loyal clientele in the PeacePosted 2 years ago
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- Northern BC to get Nurse PractitionersPosted 2 years ago
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PRRD board takes second look at mandatory building permits
DAWSON CREEK – Peace River Regional District (PRRD) board decided at its Nov. 26 meeting to hold off on a referendum on whether to continue a building permit bylaw, choosing instead to further table the issue for...
- Posted 2 years ago
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Ex-PRRD director wants stricter control over what he sees as possible weed epidemic
DAWSON CREEK – Former Peace River Regional District (PRRD) director Arthur Hadland was at the PRRD meeting Nov. 12 to advocate for a harder defence against what he says could be the downfall of the region’s agricultural...
- Posted 2 years ago
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Jackfish residents speak out against possible rezoning at Halfmoon Lake
CHETWYND – It was a general stance of dissent at a September 29 public hearing around the rezoning of a private lot next to Halfmoon Lake in Jackfish, B.C., as about 20 residents turned up to tell Electoral...
- Posted 3 years ago
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UNBC research group to study the effects of resource development on northern communities
DAWSON CREEK – As a new initiative to begin tracking the cumulative effects of natural resource development on communities in northern B.C., the Cumulative and Community Impacts Research Consortium (CCIRC) is beginning to engage with stakeholders to identify...
- Posted 3 years ago
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After 35 years, Charlie Lake Fire Department is a training ground for professionals
CHARLIE LAKE – On August 27, Charlie Lake Fire Department (CLFD) celebrated a red-letter day; not only was it the department’s 35th anniversary since being built by community members in 1980, it was the first graduating class...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Electoral Area Directors want say in distribution of BC Hydro’s agricultural compensation fund
FORT ST. JOHN – The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) board will be asking the Provincial government to include the PRRD Electoral Area Directors in the committee which will decide how the Site C agriculture compensation fund will...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Objectors to BC Hydro’s Site C water license application granted a written hearing by FLNRO
FORT ST. JOHN – At the recommendation of the Electoral Area Director’s Committee, the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) moved at its August 20 meeting to forward a letter to the Water Management Branch of the Ministry...
- Posted 3 years ago
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Encana EA exemption for proposed sweet gas plant is approved, despite PRRD objections
DAWSON CREEK – Encana’s application to be exempted from an environmental assessment (EA) certificate on the Saturn 15-27 sweet gas plant expansion project in Farmington, B.C. has been accepted by the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO), the Peace River...
- Posted 3 years ago
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PRRD to get on board with more advocacy for seniors’ housing in Peace
FORT ST. JOHN – Saving our Northern Seniors (SONS) was at the Peace River Regional District (PRRD) board meeting on August 20 to ask the board for support in its pledge to get provincial government to build...
- Posted 3 years ago
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PRRD considers doing away with building permits in all electoral areas
FORT ST. JOHN – The Peace River Regional District is considering eliminating the building bylaw in all rural areas. Building Bylaw No. 2131, 2014, is currently split into two distinct areas, where building permits are mandatory,...
- Posted 3 years ago