A casual glance at the upper portion of the B.C. Peace River Block Land Classification map will demonstrate that on all sides of the St. John Indian Reserve lie some wide and reasonably large tracts of first-class agricultural land. It is all equal, by way of comparison, to the well-known productive area from Pouce Coupe… Read More

Recent History – 1998 Dec. 14, 1998, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Peace River Regional District (PRRD) directors voiced concerns Friday over the recommendations of the electoral boundaries commission. Although pleased that the commission supports retaining two MLAs for the Peace, some directors questioned the change to the boundary separating Peace River North and… Read More

Recent History – 1998 Cross-posted: BN14-01: Population Estimates for the Peace River Regional District, 1998 By Cees Mond, Block News, December 16, 1998 Name 1996 est. 96-97 growth  1997 est. 97-98 growth 1998 est. Fort St John 15,714 +1.5 % 15,972 +2.3 % 16, 342 Dawson Creek 11,602 0.6 11,672 1.4 11,830 Tumbler Ridge 3,939… Read More

Recent History – 1998 Cross-posted: BN14-02: Region’s Population Growing but Tumbler and Chetwynd Shrinking By Cees Mond, Daily News Staff, Dec. 16, 1998 BC Statistics estimates Dawson Creek grew in the past year, and more than the provincial average. According to BC Stats municipal population estimates, British Columbia continues to be one of the fastest growing… Read More

Recent History – 1999 March 15, 1999, By Ann Harvey, Alaska Highway News Fort St. John will tell the Electoral Boundaries commission today that its numbers are wrong and there is no good reason to redraw Peace ridings. Councillor Peter Vandergugten is representing the city at hearings Monday, March 15, when the three-member committee led by… Read More