Recent Items – 2000 Aug. 2, 2000, By Daily News Staff, with Canadian Press files CHETWYND, B.C. — Oil spilled from a burst pipeline into the Pine River may reach Chetwynd today, officials confirmed. About 75 people are working to contain as much as possible from the spill of 6,200 barrels (one million litres) of crude oil… Read More

Recent Items – 2000 Sept. 6, 2000 DAWSON CREEK — Fisheries Renewal BC will invest $23,000 to begin restoring fish habitat and enhancing stocks in the Peace-Liard region. The Crown corporation will provide the funding to assist with the initial organization of a partnership group that will deliver its salmonid renewal program in the Peace-Liard region…. Read More

Recent Items – 2000 Sept. 25, 2000 DAWSON CREEK — This one’s for the birds! The Habitat Conservation Trust Fund and Ducks Unlimited Canada have teamed up to buy a key waterfowl and migratory bird habitat on the south end of Swan Lake. The 164-hectare South Swan Lake property is an old flood plain that is… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 Jan. 12, 2001, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The quest to convert the Bessborough landfill site into a regional operation has moved a step closer to realization. The Peace River Regional District (PRRD) board of directors voted 11-2 Thursday to proceed with preliminary design and obtaining the necessary approvals. Despite heavy criticism… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 April 16, 2001 DAWSON CREEK, B.C. (CP) — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit northeastern B.C. and northwestern Alberta on Friday evening. The earthquake, which was felt as far away as Edmonton, was centred 40 kilometres northeast of Dawson Creek, said David McCormack, a seismologist with Natural Resources… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 April 20, 2001 DAWSON CREEK — Two seismologists are in the Peace setting up temporary monitors that will help them determine the cause of Friday evening’s earthquake. Paul Street and Fiona Darbyshire, who work for the Geological Survey of Canada, figure that the epicentre is about 40 km. northeast of Dawson… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 June 25, 2001 DAWSON CREEK – Work has begun on compiling information for an atlas for the birds of the South Peace. Starting this spring, bird watchers have been out looking for species, jotting their information down on special cards. Over the next five years, they hope to cover about half… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 Cross-posted: BN05-64: Rain, Rain Won’t Go Away July 20, 2001, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The rainfall that has deluged the Peace may not let up for sometime yet according to Environment Canada. We probably have another 24 hours to go before the system moves out of the area (and) we… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 Oct. 16, 2001, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff From accepting a wider range of material to a new invention, there have been some changes at DC Recycling over the year since the last waste reduction week was held. For one thing, the facility, located at 925-100th Ave., is now buying non-ferrous… Read More

Recent Items – 2001 Oct. 23, 2001 DAWSON CREEK — BC Hydro has installed wind-monitoring equipment on existing infrastructure (referred to as “piggyback installations”) in Dawson Creek to measure the speed, direction and consistency of the wind. These installations are the tenth and eleventh tall-tower wind monitoring devices installed in the province by BC Hydro…. Read More