BN05-53: Tim Schilds Citizen of Year

Recent History – 2000 Nov. 27, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Long-time Dawson Creek Seal and Rotary Club member Tim Schilds was named Citizen of the Year Saturday night during the Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce President’s Ball. “Wow, this is quite an honour, quite a shock too,” said Schilds after… Read More

BN05-54: Gibbs Warns of Budget Crunch

Recent History – 2000 Nov. 29, 2000 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Even with a record year in construction, Coun. Bob Gibbs painted a potentially gloomy picture when addressing 2001 budget forecasts during a town hall meeting Tuesday night. Gibbs, in charge of the finance portfolio, said that the city is facing rising bills… Read More

BN05-55: The Year in Review, 2000

Recent History – 2000 2000 – The Year in Review from the Peace River Block News January 2000 January 1 Dawson Creek enters the year 2000 virtually trouble-free. Police originally had 11 members on the street to keep an eye out for drunk drivers, but had already sent five of them home by 2 a.m…. Read More

BN05-56: Teen Town Dance Rated a Success

Recent History – 2000 Dec. 4, 2000 A dance held Friday night to raise money for a teen town complex was rated a success by organizers. “It went great,” said South Peace Teen Town Society (SPTTS) vice-president Jeremy Bowley. “Better than I expected. I didn’t expect too many people would be there and I thought… Read More

BN05-57: Dawson Creek – Centennial City, 1958

Recent History – 2001 Jan. 9, 2001 By Gerry Clare (column “From the Archives”) The arrival of the railway in 1931 and the beginning of the Alaska Highway in 1942 were obvious milestones in the development of Dawson Creek. So also was the change in status from village to city early in 1958. Dawson Creek… Read More

BN05-58: New Construction Adds $17.7 Million to Assessment Roll

Recent History – 2001 Jan. 9, 2001 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff New construction and development stand to translate into significant increases in the city’s tax base for 2001, according to numbers the local B.C. Assessment office presented to city council Monday. New residential construction, which includes improvements to existing property as well as… Read More

BN05-59: Land Purchased for Longer Walking Trail

Recent History – 2001 Feb. 6, 2001 DAWSON CREEK — The land needed to extend the walking trail from 17th Street to the highway has been purchased, the Dawson Creek Rotary Club announced. “We are very excited about the possibilities for the development of this green space,” said Rotary Club president Paul Gevatkoff in a… Read More

BN05-60: Jim Noble, City Administrator, Retires

Recent History – 2001 By Mark Nielsen,Daily News Staff Jim Noble is retiring after 19 years working for the City of Dawson Creek. “I think Jim has handled his time with the city with integrity,” Mayor Blair Lekstrom said after making the announcement at Monday’s city council meeting. “There’s a degree of sadness in seeing… Read More

BN05-61: Zurich Pays City $2 Million

Recent History – 2001 April 3, 2001 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff “$2 million down. $1.9 million to go!” That was Mayor Blair Lekstrom’s take on the latest development in the city’s quest to get Zurich Insurance to cover the cost of the January 1997 collapse of the Memorial Arena roof. City lawyer Gary… Read More

BN05-62: Local Candidates Ready for Election

Recent History – 2001 April 19, 2001 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff With the B.C. Premier calling a May 16 provincial election yesterday, voters in Peace River South will have at least four candidates to choose from when they head to the polls. Dawson Creek Mayor Blair Lekstrom is running for the B.C. Liberals,… Read More