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Enbridge is coming

Enbridge will attend the council meeting on November 23 to answer questions about the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Taking a shot at hunger and homelessness

Taking a shot at hunger and homelessness

Serena Parent from Fireweed Collective Society demonstrates receiving the flu shot

Identity crisis

Two women with the same name are causing some confusion with local storytellers.

Police Report

The Fort St. James RCMP were once again kept busy last week.
BC Hydro cuts 300 jobs, 150 to come

BC Hydro cuts 300 jobs, 150 to come

BC Hydro is moving ahead with its cost-cutting program, eliminating 300 positions this week and announcing 150 more will be gone in the next two years.
Ghetto made sex trade workers easier prey: inquiry

Ghetto made sex trade workers easier prey: inquiry

Street prostitution subject to two-tiered law enforcement, expert testifies

Food, shelter and health

Initiatives by new group aimed at the hungry and homeless in Fort St. James. The group has decided on the name Stuart Lake Community Connections, and they are going to start off with some initiatives over Hunger and Homelessness Week from October 10 to 16.
MoT under pressure - Damage to North Road may cost in excess of $1 million

MoT under pressure - Damage to North Road may cost in excess of $1 million

The roads in this area need attention. This is the message being put forward to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure about the roads in the Fort St. James area.
Treaty commission calls for political will

Treaty commission calls for political will

The head of the B.C. Treaty Commission wants her mandate extended one more year to see if the federal-provincial effort to settle aboriginal land claims has a future after two decades.
Accident blocks Highway 27

Accident blocks Highway 27

A single-vehicle accident resulted in a temporary rerouting of Highway 27 last week near Fort St. James. A loaded Selkin Logging truck is thought to have blown the front driver-side tire, causing the driver to completely lose control of the vehicle.