Recent History – 2000 Jan. 14, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff School board trustees will be taking a second look at the district’s non-retention policy following a complaint from a local parent. During Thursday’s board meeting, trustees agreed to review the policy in three weeks when a retreat is scheduled. Parent Janice Anderson… Read More

Recent History – 2000 March 3, 2000 By Amanda Myatt, South Peace Secondary School Reporter Student looking for part-time work in the winter months often find it hard because many local businesses slow down. And while many students have after-school jobs at restaurants, gas stations, clothing stores, and supermarkets, others want to work in career… Read More

Recent History – 2000 June 2, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff With the 25th anniversary of Northern Lights College (NLC) about to be celebrated, a book about the history of the institution has been released. Written by NLC registrar Paul Dampier, Highways of Learning: The Northern Lights College Story is the culmination of… Read More

Recent History – 2000 July 3, 2000 The results of the 1999 Key Student Outcomes Indicators for BC indicate consistently high ratings for NLC for yet another year. Former students of Northern Lights College and 20 other provincial colleges and institutions were surveyed, by an independent agency, to gather data about their post-secondary experiences in… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Sept. 1, 2000 By Cees Mond, Daily News Staff First there were 500, then 50, and now there are only 11 left. Dawson Creek’s Sharona Supernault won $10,000 and has become one of 11 finalists in the As Prime Minister Awards, sponsored by Magna International, Magna announced Thursday. “I’m really excited…. Read More

Recent History – 2000 Nov. 10, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Three local chefs put their skills to the test at a culinary competition in Grande Prairie recently, and emerged with four shining medals. Justin Duncan, Kevin Rechsteiner, and Travis Kinakin competed as Team Caruso’s in the professional division at Foodfest 2000, discovering… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Nov. 15, 2000 DAWSON CREEK –A love of math and a bit of good time management is paying off for James Brown. South Peace Secondary School (SPSS) principal Sandy McDowell presented Brown with the Governor General’s Academic Medal after he earned the highest marks amongst the school’s students in the provincial… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Nov. 15, 2000 DAWSON CREEK — Doris Miedzinski and Kathy Shoemaker came home from a recent trip to Chicago with more than the usual souvenirs. Respectively a manager and a teacher at the Kiwanis Enterprise Centre, Miedzinski and Shoemaker were presented with a special award while attending the 18th annual Entrepreneurship… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Dec. 8, 2000 A recently-completed dormitory and just under $1 million in renovations elsewhere has not put the stop to changes at the Dawson Creek campus of Northern Lights College (NLC). Speaking during a Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce meeting Thursday, NLC spokesperson Cindy Lorincz delivered a long list… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Dec. 20, 2000 By Tamara Anderson and Amber Rutledge, South Peace Secondary School Reporters Three school bands came together to put on a performance last week in Unchagah Hall — from SPSS, Central Middle School, and North Peace Secondary in Fort St. John. An audience of about 200 braved -25 C… Read More