Recent History – 1999 Nov. 15, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Each receiving a standing ovation as well as a plaque, the winners of six awards were announced during the Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce President’s Ball on Saturday night at the Elks Hall. Acknowledging more than 40 years of community… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Nov. 22, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff By an overwhelming margin, incumbent Blair Lekstrom was re-elected mayor of Dawson Creek while all but one of the six council members will be a new face. Lekstrom attracted 2,621 votes during the civic elections on Saturday, well ahead of challengers Bill… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Nov. 29, 1999 By Barbara Swail for the Peace River Block News Despite the chill and the covering of snow, Dawson Creek is thinking about gardens. A group representing many sectors of the community recently met recently to review the Communities in Bloom report. Communities in Bloom is an international program… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Nov. 30, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The new city council will be left in good financial shape says Councillor Dale Bumstead. As one of its last acts, the current council gave three readings Monday to a provisional budget for 2000 and an amended budget for 1999. Bumstead, responsible… Read More

From a Christmas letter, December 1999 A Dawson Creek Update Along with our best wishes for a Merry Christmas, we thought you might like a bit of an update on some of the recent changes in Dawson Creek. Many of the local businesses chose 1999 to expand or move and the town is actually growing… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Dec. 7, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Call them the council for the new millennium. The newly-elected council for the City of Dawson Creek was sworn in Monday, when an inaugural meeting was held at city hall. Judge David Levis, who conducted the swearing-in ceremony, said that the event… Read More

Recent History – 1999 Dec. 10, 1999 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Dawson Creek is a three bloom community. So say the judges of the Communities in Bloom competition according to their report released recently. The Mile Zero City accumulated 604 out of a possible 1,000 points, leading to a rating of three blooms… Read More

Recent History – 1999 1999: The Year in Review JANUARY Deb and Darold Fellers are the parents of Dawson Creek’s New Year’s baby, Kiana. Us Old Boys, Lawrence McGillvray, Allan Grayston and John Dobrowski, three local artists unveil their work at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery. The City of Dawson Creek pays out $43,345 in… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Jan. 6, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The total assessed value of property in Dawson Creek has increased by $13.8 million or about 2.9 per cent over last year’s total according to figures released Wednesday by the B.C. Assessment Authority. Of that jump, area assessor Brian Hawkins said that… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Feb. 18, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Dawson Creek old timer Ralph Thomsen, who was part of a Join Alberta Association in the late-1940s, wishes the best of luck to latest movement to make the Peace part of the Wild Rose province. But he doubts they’ll get very far…. Read More