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Peter Valk of the Stuart Lake Housing Co-op holds up their certificate of incorporation.

Housing co-op moves to build membership

Nineteen members and four guests came out for the Stuart Lake Housing Co-op annual general meeting on April 8.

Peter Valk of the Stuart Lake Housing Co-op holds up their certificate of incorporation.

End of an era

Dear Fort St. James, this will be my last two weeks writing to you.

Public input sought on forest licences

The public is being invited to provide input into converting some volume-based forest licences to area-based tree farm licences.

Don't let the snow stop you...

Year-round riding

For most people, the biking season in Fort St. James is likely from May until September or October.

Don't let the snow stop you...
Kristen Cooper holds two of the 27 animal paintings she did to create her children’s book on the animals of northern B.C.

Celebrating northern animals

A crafty local woman has created a beautiful children's book celebrating the animals in our backyard.

Kristen Cooper holds two of the 27 animal paintings she did to create her children’s book on the animals of northern B.C.

Possible improvements for Cottonwood Marina

The District of Fort St. James will be making some changes to Cottonwood Marina and is looking at security, the reservation system and more.

Don’t let the fickle weather get you down in April, instead take advantage of the opportunity to do something a little bit different.

April is… whatever you make it

I have been bringing up the onset of spring and the in-between time a lot lately, and this is because it is something I think about.

Don’t let the fickle weather get you down in April, instead take advantage of the opportunity to do something a little bit different.

Grease the wheels

Spring is technically here, time to get prepped, but I'll try not to get ahead of myself...

Jerry Joinson and his team during the 2014 Yukon Quest 1,000.

Epic journey – take two

Jerry Joinson and his wife Lisa Joinson had another epic journey when Jerry raced the Yukon Quest 1,000 for the second time.

Jerry Joinson and his team during the 2014 Yukon Quest 1,000.

Whooping cough in Fort St. James

The public is being urged to ensure vaccinations are up to date for whooping cough after a confirmed case in Fort St. James this week.

Claudette Gouger is the new community manager for New Gold's Blackwater Project.

New Gold update: Blackwater deferred but not dead

New Gold’s Blackwater Project is still on target, but metal prices have left the construction date in limbo.

Claudette Gouger is the new community manager for New Gold's Blackwater Project.
Fort St. James Secondary Ski and Board Team 2013-14. Left to Right Back Row: Chris Greenaway, Liam Willick, Ayden Leon, Maxz Boschman, Janko Spodniak, Cale Skeen.  Left to Right Middle Row: Quintanna Pazuik, Gabriela Willick, Sara King, Brooke Dunkley, Shelby Legebokoff, Kaylee Walstrom, Kaitlan Goodwin, Grace Willick, Sarah Grill Left to Right Front Row: Mara Martin, Lissy Kosmick, Rebeccah Gauthier, and Jaide Steeves.

Bringing home the banner

The FSJSS ski and board team did well at this year's provincial championships, with the girls snowboard team winning the provincial banner.

Fort St. James Secondary Ski and Board Team 2013-14. Left to Right Back Row: Chris Greenaway, Liam Willick, Ayden Leon, Maxz Boschman, Janko Spodniak, Cale Skeen.  Left to Right Middle Row: Quintanna Pazuik, Gabriela Willick, Sara King, Brooke Dunkley, Shelby Legebokoff, Kaylee Walstrom, Kaitlan Goodwin, Grace Willick, Sarah Grill Left to Right Front Row: Mara Martin, Lissy Kosmick, Rebeccah Gauthier, and Jaide Steeves.
Willa Crowley holds her newly printed book: Lilly Marshton.

A novelist in our midst

How many nine-year-olds know what Foxtail Barley Grass is? Willa Crowley does.

Willa Crowley holds her newly printed book: Lilly Marshton.

What is news?

What is considered news is sometimes subjective, but when it impacts the public, it should be news.

Snowboarders Morgan Day (left) and Oliver Berger go up the T-bar at Murray Ridge Ski Area on Feb. 23.

Shred the Nar – at Murray Ridge

Two best friends decided to pack up their van with their snowboard and ski gear and attempt to hit every ski hill in B.C.

Snowboarders Morgan Day (left) and Oliver Berger go up the T-bar at Murray Ridge Ski Area on Feb. 23.
Emily Sulyma raced in the Under 16 relay and short track races.

BC Winter Games athletes

Some of the results of the Fort St. James athletes participating in the BC Winter Games.

Emily Sulyma raced in the Under 16 relay and short track races.
Frigid temperatures have made this late winter season a little slow at times.

It’s not over yet, so make the most of winter

In this area, winter holds on longer, so don't start getting excited for spring time just yet...

Frigid temperatures have made this late winter season a little slow at times.

Gun scare at high school

RCMP responded to a report of a student in possession of a possible handgun at Fort St. James Secondary School Monday, Feb. 24.

Walk on in

The Fort St. James Medical Clinic is currently taking walk-ins on a trial basis.

Confessions of a converted hockey fan

My love for hockey came later in life, but it came nonetheless.