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Making connections

Making connections

Local teacher goes above and beyond to broaden her students’ horizons

District helps Sulyma campaign

Fort St. James District council voted to donate $500 towards the Randy Sulyma Memorial Lichen Naming Campaign. The Fort St. James Ministry of Natural Resource Operations (MNRO) office has also issued a challenge to other MNRO offices in the region to raise funds for the campaign.
Readers win big in CNC Summer Reading Contest

Readers win big in CNC Summer Reading Contest

the Learning Hub in Fort St. James are pleased to announce the winners of their “Passport to Reading” summer reading program.
Gold rush revisited - The Baldy Trail has been reopened thanks to some hard work

Gold rush revisited - The Baldy Trail has been reopened thanks to some hard work

The Baldy Trail used to be the route north for gold seekers wishing to access the Omineca gold fields from Manson Creek. The trail was established after the 1861 discovery of gold in the Omineca area, resulting in the Omineca Gold Rush of the 1870s.

Fort St. James takes a taste of the fur trade to Banff Ave

Fort St. James National Historic Site has been invited to showcase some of the finer parts of the New Caledonia fur trade in Canada’s oldest national park.
60 years and counting

60 years and counting

What advice does a person give towards having a successful marriage after 60 years married? “Once day at a time,” said Phyllis Gainor, now 82 years old. “You have to primarily, first of all, take care of yourself ... because without your health you have nothing.”
Terry Fox Run in Fort St. James

Terry Fox Run in Fort St. James

The results are in and the Fort St. James Terry Fox Run on September 18 was a great success once again. There were 105 participants walking, running, strolling or otherwise making their way around the route from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m..

Heritage Picnic in the park

There were free beef dips and lots of activities during the Fort St. James National Historic Park’s Heritage Picnic on September 24.
Art feels good

Art feels good

Making art can make you feel better. This is the concept Sarah de Leeuw, PhD, was exploring with a series of art days through the summer at Nak’azdli. De Leeuw is a researcher with UNBC’s medical program, and she was gathering qualitative data on the role of art in health, well-being and community.
Diversity is key

Diversity is key

Margaret Mattes is excited about teaching, and about learning. This is good for Mattes and also for the First Nations students of School District 91, because Mattes is the new vice-principal of aboriginal education for the district.