Table of Contents
- Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
- Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
- Part 3: Transportation and Communication
- Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
- Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
- Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
- Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
- Part 8: Agriculture
- Part 9: Church Histories
- Part 10: Schools
- Part 11: Health Care
- Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
- Part 13: Policing the Peace
- Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
- Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
- Part 16: The Alberta Peace
- Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
- Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
- Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans
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BN03-23: Central Mountain Air Pulling out of Dawson Creek
Recent History 2004-2006 By Gary Rusak, 27 July 2005 Central Mountain Air will be discontinuing its Dawson Creek service effective next Tuesday, Aug. 2, the company announced on Tuesday. “We are taking the routing out of the system,” said Doug McCrea, president of the Smithers-based airline. “Market conditions have forced us to make the difficult… Read More
BN03-24: More People Riding the Buses
Recent History 2004-2006 By Gary Rusak, 4 August 2005 For the second straight year ridership on the Dawson Creek public transit system has seen a considerable increase, according to a report released by BC Transit. “Anytime we see an increase we think it is good for the system,” said Jim McKnight, manager of NordBo Services… Read More
BN03-25: Hawkair Cuts Costs, Routes
Recent History 2004-2006 By Gary Rusak, 17 August 2005 The only remaining commercial carrier at Dawson Creek Airport is facing a drastic cutback, company officials announced Monday. In an effort to restructure its business operations, Hawkair president Rod Hayward said the regional airline would be reducing its total operating cost by 38 per cent and… Read More
BN03-26: Rail Line Open, But No One Using It
Recent History 2004-2006 By Gary Rusak, 22 August 2005 The rail link between Dawson Creek and Hythe, Alta. has been open for a couple of months but there has been no traffic on it at all, according to a CN official. “The line is there,” said Graham Dallas, spokesperson for CN on Friday. “We had… Read More
BN03-27: Despite Challenges, Dawson Creek Airport Remains Important
Recent History 2004-2006 By Gary Rusak — October 19, 2005 Mayor Wayne Dahlen said he still supports the subsidy that the Dawson Creek Airport receives despite the news that the facility’s only commercial client is restructuring its operations. “I have to remain optimistic because they are the only carrier,” said Dahlen about Hawkair after the… Read More
BN03-28: NAV CAN Decision up to Transport Canada
Recent History 2004-2006 By Lee Kaiser, 6 January 2006 The future of the flight service centre at the Dawson Creek Airport still remains up in the air. A NAV Canada spokesman said Thursday its fate is still in the hands of Transport Canada, which must decide whether to act on a NAV Canada recommendation to… Read More