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City helps Syrian refugee gain employment experience

Saed faces many barriers to employment in Canada

Oct 12, 2016 12:14 PM Read more >

640 trades seats for NLC

$1.9 million in funding for students in the aircraft maintenance engineering, heavy mechanical trades, electrician, welding and carpentry programs.

Oct 11, 2016 5:17 PM Read more >

Province gives region $2.5 million for flood recovery

The province estimates that the total cost of recovery from the damages caused by the June 2016 flood could reach close to $100 million.

Oct 11, 2016 5:04 PM Read more >

Chemo care cut from Dawson Creek Hospital

Chemotherapy I.V. treatments have been temporarily suspended at the facility

Oct 11, 2016 4:03 PM Read more >

Canadians JJ Shiplett and The Dungarees join Dwight Yoakam on Encana stage Oct. 20

Two Canadian artists have been added to the bill for Dwight Yoakam’s tour stop in Dawson Creek at the Encana Events Centre, Oct. 20.

Oct 7, 2016 3:18 PM Read more >

Local racer donates portion of winnings to Children’s Wish Foundation

Brooke Swaffield, a rising local barrel racing star on the high school rodeo circuit, brought home a $10,000 second place prize Sept. 19 from a Ponoka, Alta. race. But it’s what she did next that has her parents beaming with pride.

Oct 6, 2016 5:05 PM Read more >

Nawican expecting lots of hungry mouths at Thanksgiving feast

Up to 300 expected to attend Friendship Centre’s annual meal, almost double last year

Oct 6, 2016 12:10 PM Read more >

Volunteers needed as survey of local seniors set to get underway

British Columbia's Seniors Advocate is looking for volunteers to interview more than 200 residents in long-term care facilities in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek as part of a province-wide survey into residential care.

Oct 5, 2016 3:24 PM Read more >

NEBC Resource Municipalities Coalition looking beyond Pacific NorthWest LNG

Says there's lots of work left to be done

Oct 5, 2016 3:18 PM Read more >

Enrolment drops across South Peace school district, early numbers show

As of Sept. 21, there are about 3,490 students in the district, down from about 3,535 last year.

Oct 5, 2016 10:24 AM Read more >

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