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Book Review – Dirty Snow by Tom Wayman

Book Review – Dirty Snow by Tom Wayman

Dirty Snow by Tom Wayman “Dreams, some say, are where what we suppress in our waking   existence finds expression. How has the everyday silence wrapped   around the AfghanWar affected Canada’s…

Simulated Well Site Facility Drilling Rig

Simulated Well Site Facility Drilling Rig

  FORT ST. JOHN – Almost a decade of collaboration involving approximately 50 industry partners, government agencies, and Northern Lights College (NLC) has resulted in an unparalleled training facility for…

The Fort Nelson Library Team

The Fort Nelson Library Team

  The Fort Nelson Library team consists of five permanent staff members (L to R); Assistant Librarian Linda Novotny, Children’s Librarian Sylvia Bramhill, Programmer Pam Rush, Assistant Librarian Line Kosmynka,…

Library services in the Northern Rockies

Library services in the Northern Rockies

    The Fort Nelson Library has a long tradition of striving to meet the information and recreational reading needs of the community.  Staff are happy to help you find…

Turnip!

Turnip!

  This 13 pound turnip was grown by local gardening enthusiast Ron Kushnerek, with the help of his wife Shirley, in their backyard garden. The turnip grew from a wayward…

Ministry of Children and Family Development resources for youth with suicidal thoughts

VICTORIA – The Ministry of Children and Family Development would like to remind young people and their families that if they are feeling alone, sad, or having thoughts of suicide,…

New webcams, new features enhance DriveBC website

VICTORIA – As recent snow flurries in mountain passes remind us that winter weather will soon be here, the government of B.C. has activated another 18 new highway webcams, and…

White Spruce Creek fire evacuation alert rescinded

The Evacuation Alert issued September 29th, 2012, by the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) to the areas located in the White Spruce Creek area, approximately…

Court strikes down BC Government’s gag law on pre-campaign political ads

The BCCLA is pleased to report that the BC Court of Appeal unanimously rejected the BC Government’s latest attempt at gagging third parties from advertising about political issues. The government…

B.C. government takes action on domestic violence

VICTORIA – More than 20,000 professionals throughout the province will receive training on addressing domestic violence as part of the B.C. government’s action plan, released today, that outlines the  steps…