Recent History – 2001 Sept. 26, 2001, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff DCSCL’s affordable housing gives self-advocates, seniors, low-income families a home. Darrell Horseman’s giddy smile says it all – the Dawson Creek Society for Community Living (DCSCL) affordable housing development is a great place to live. Complete with a plaque unveiling and a ribbon… Read More

Recent History – 2001 Oct. 24, 2001, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The new Rotary Manor and the Southview supportive housing project are taking shape. In the month since work began, the exterior and some of the interior load-bearing walls on the new Rotary Manor have gone up and it’s hoped that in the next… Read More

Recent History – 2001 Dec. 13, 2001, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff A single Northern Health Authority (NHA) will govern health care in the northern half of the province under the B.C. Liberals’ long-expected restructuring program, announced Wednesday. Health Planning Minister Sindi Hawkins said in a teleconference that the NHA takes over the budgets, totaling… Read More

Recent History – 2002 Feb. 1, 2002, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Chetwynd mayor Charlie Lasser is only partially concerned about a rumour that some hospitals in B.C. will be closed as the B.C. Liberals try to contain health care costs. Lasser said Thursday morning that he heard on the radio that hospital closures are… Read More

Recent History – 2002 April 10, 2002, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The South Peace Community Resources Society (SPCRS) has received 120 days notice that the provincial government will no longer fund the violence against women in relationships committee. The funding paid for a person to work 21 hours a week to co-ordinate about 25… Read More

Recent History – 2002 April 15, 2002 DAWSON CREEK — Even in times of tight budgets, early childhood development remains a major priority for the B.C. Liberal government. That was shown Thursday when Peace River South MLA Blair Lekstrom presented a cheque for $21,000 to South Peace Child Development Centre manager Ruth Westcott. The money… Read More

Recent History – 2002 June 18, 2002 DAWSON CREEK — The Dawson Creek Society for Community Living (DCSCL) will be in charge of operating the Southview supportive seniors complex when it opens. “Dawson Creek Society for Community Living (DCSCL) has the experience and expertise required to make the management of the new supportive seniors complex… Read More

Recent History – 2002 June 27, 2002, By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff A campaign designed to let Northern Health Authority know residents don’t want to see health services cut in Dawson Creek has gathered more than 800 responses in its first three days. The letter campaign, started by local resident Trudy Lord, has seen letters… Read More

Recent History – 2002 July 12, 2002, By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff When it was first brought to him, South Peace MLA Blair Lekstrom said he didn’t know what it was. “It” was food from a local health care facility, brought to his office by one of his constituents. The food, which has been in… Read More

Recent History – 2002 July 12, 2002, By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff From health care concerns to health care horror stories, there was a little bit of everything at a meeting to discuss the future of health care in the region Thursday night. The universal theme was grave concern for the direction health care in… Read More