Ruth Lloyd

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Quinn Moeller holds up the Timber Tour gold medal he won for the 19 and over category in a Slopestyle competition on Feb. 7 at Tabor Mountain.

Fort skier takes gold at Tabor Mountain

Fort St. James skier Quinn Moeller won gold in his category and third overall at the Tabor Timber Tour slopestyle competition.

Quinn Moeller holds up the Timber Tour gold medal he won for the 19 and over category in a Slopestyle competition on Feb. 7 at Tabor Mountain.
Jesse Peters on the piano at an arts council concert series performance.

Strings and swing

Jesse Peters and Lizzy Hoyt put on a phenomenal show for a small crowd as part of the 2014 arts council concert series.

Jesse Peters on the piano at an arts council concert series performance.

Witness sought in murder of Fort resident

An arrest has been made in relation to a 2010 murder of a Fort St. James resident in Prince George.

Take a break

The olympics offer an opportunity for us to celebrate some of humanity and take a break from the negative.

The Fort St. James Secondary School Falcons Senior Girls Basketball team played at a tournament in Burns Lake recently and won second place overall. Pictured back, left to right: Sarah Valk, Hannah Burgart, Brooke Dunkley, Hailee Burgart, Sydney Playfair, and Joscelyn Stark. Front left to right: Carmen Bennison, Hannah denEngelsen, and Tacayla Huhn

Falcons Senior Girls Basketball

It was a tight tournament for the Falcons Senior Girls Basketball team in Burns Lake on the Feb. 8 weekend.

The Fort St. James Secondary School Falcons Senior Girls Basketball team played at a tournament in Burns Lake recently and won second place overall. Pictured back, left to right: Sarah Valk, Hannah Burgart, Brooke Dunkley, Hailee Burgart, Sydney Playfair, and Joscelyn Stark. Front left to right: Carmen Bennison, Hannah denEngelsen, and Tacayla Huhn
Fires can happen in any temperature. Firefighters were finishing off cooling off the remains of a house on Kring Road which burned to the ground early this morning in -30 C temperatures.

Coworkers step up to help Elliot

Chris Elliot's coworkers are helping put together some of the things he will need after his home burned to the ground.

Fires can happen in any temperature. Firefighters were finishing off cooling off the remains of a house on Kring Road which burned to the ground early this morning in -30 C temperatures.

Generally speaking

A discussion on the unproductive nature of negative generalizations in conversation.

It was the second-to-last game of the two-day novice minor hockey tournament in the Fort Forum arena. Vanderhoof won the game 7-4 with Fort’s Diego Johnson coming back with two goals late in the third period. Teams came from Burns Lake, Houston, Fraser Lake and Vanderhoof to play.

Novice tournament

It was two days of fun tournament action for young minor hockey players on Feb. 1-2 in Fort St. James.

It was the second-to-last game of the two-day novice minor hockey tournament in the Fort Forum arena. Vanderhoof won the game 7-4 with Fort’s Diego Johnson coming back with two goals late in the third period. Teams came from Burns Lake, Houston, Fraser Lake and Vanderhoof to play.
Fires can happen in any temperature. Firefighters were finishing off cooling off the remains of a house on Kring Road which burned to the ground early this morning in -30 C temperatures.

Busy week ends in house fire

Fort St. James resident Chris Elliot is displaced after a fire destroyed his house on Kring Road early this morning.

Fires can happen in any temperature. Firefighters were finishing off cooling off the remains of a house on Kring Road which burned to the ground early this morning in -30 C temperatures.
Jerry Joinson wears the No. 4 bib in this year's Yukon Quest sled dog race. This is the musher's second time around on the 1,000-mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon.

Jerry Joinson breaks sled in Yukon Quest

Jerry Joinson is partway in his second time racing the Yukon Quest 1,000-mile sled dog race, and has had some setbacks.

Jerry Joinson wears the No. 4 bib in this year's Yukon Quest sled dog race. This is the musher's second time around on the 1,000-mile race from Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Yukon.
L-R: Bryan Caldwell, David Goerz, and Cole Taylor are three of the four athletes heading to the B.C. Winter Games in Mission in February. Missing is Will Bennison.

A whole new game

Four students from David Hoy Elementary are headed to Mission for the BC Winter Games to play wheelchair basketball.

L-R: Bryan Caldwell, David Goerz, and Cole Taylor are three of the four athletes heading to the B.C. Winter Games in Mission in February. Missing is Will Bennison.

Break and enter leaves family feeling frustrated

There were sounds on the wheelchair ramp at 3 a.m., but when he did not hear anyone at the door, he fell back asleep.

A matter of fact or opinion?

Sometimes an opinion makes statements so over-the-top I can not hold my tongue (or fingers, as the case may be).

Lionel Conant delivered an Address to the Haggis on Robbie Burns night in Fort St. James.

Robbie Burns night

The birth of Scottish poet Robert Burns was celebrated Fort St. James style on January 25 with poetry, some Scotch whiskey and dancing.

Lionel Conant delivered an Address to the Haggis on Robbie Burns night in Fort St. James.
Pianists Phil Chiu and Janelle Fung performed a piano duet as the Fung Chiu Duo on Jan. 20. The pair played as part of the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James concert series in the Fort St. James Secondary School gym.

Piano duo do well

The piano duo Fung Chiu, presented by the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James played to a sizeable crowd at the FSJSS gym Jan. 20.

Pianists Phil Chiu and Janelle Fung performed a piano duet as the Fung Chiu Duo on Jan. 20. The pair played as part of the Community Arts Council of Fort St. James concert series in the Fort St. James Secondary School gym.
Kristi Howell will be leading the B.C. Under 19 volleyball team to the Indigenous Games in Regina, as coach.

Bump, set, spike!

Volleyball athletes from Fort St. James prepare for Indigenous Games.

Kristi Howell will be leading the B.C. Under 19 volleyball team to the Indigenous Games in Regina, as coach.
Dylan Playfair as Maxwell Knoxford III or “Knox” in YTV’s Some Assebly Required.

Opportunity Knox

Dylan Playfair chooses a role - not hockey. Playfair is enjoying playing the character Knox in YTV's Some Assembly Required.

Dylan Playfair as Maxwell Knoxford III or “Knox” in YTV’s Some Assebly Required.
One of the new stop signs on the Nak'azdli Reserver.

One small step for Nak’azdli, one giant leap for the community

If you are driving around on the Nak’azdli Reserve, you might take notice of a small change in places.

One of the new stop signs on the Nak'azdli Reserver.

Wheels keep rolling for seniors delivery service

The seniors delivery and transportation service in Fort St. James will continue for the time being.

Alison Watson enjoys a view along the way while snowshoeing up Mt. Dickenson on Jan. 1.

Home again, home again

Some hometown reflections after the holidays on where we live.

Alison Watson enjoys a view along the way while snowshoeing up Mt. Dickenson on Jan. 1.