Recent History – 2002 November 1, 2002 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff A touch-and-go harvest created plenty of anxiety, but local farmers are feeling generally optimistic as they press to get the last of their crops off before winter sets in. “You don’t count your money until the grain is in the bin and… Read More

Recent History – 2003 September 18, 2003 By Gary Rusak, Daily News Staff This year’s annual sheep sale at the Peace Country Livestock Auction was a rousing success according to Nancy Peterson, the chairperson of the Peace Country Sheep Sale. “Our prices were better than expected,” she said. “It was a tough sale because of… Read More

Recent History – 2003 October 31, 2003 — Gary Rusak, Daily News Staff For the first time in a long time there is optimism in the local cattle industry. “The cattle prices are up now,” said Art Patterson of Peace Country Livestock Auction Ltd. “It looks a lot better than I thought it would. Eighty… Read More

Recent History – 2004 March 12, 2004 By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff With Dawson Creek and the Fall Fair both poised for growth, the city and the two organizations behind the city’s biggest annual event signed a historic agreement Thursday. The agreement will see the city, the Dawson Creek and District Exhibition Association and… Read More

Recent History – 2004 By Gary Rusak The Peace Country Tender Beef Co-op is hoping to increase its membership by as much as one-third after indications from the federal government that it would be willing to subsidize shares for producers that cannot afford them. “We asked the federal government to consider buying hook shares on… Read More

Recent History – 2005 By Gary Rusak The Peace Country Tender Beef Co-op is now targeting early spring 2006 as a possible opening date for its proposed Dawson Creek slaughterhouse. On Friday, PCTB director Seth Barnfield said that a long-awaited financing deal is in the works with a credit union based in Prince George. “It… Read More

Recent History – 2005 By Gary Rusak The future of the region’s cattle industry was on display at the South Peace 4-H Beef Achievement Day and Sale at the Dawson Creek Fairgrounds on Monday. The day drew three separate 4-H organizations – Pioneer, Boundary and Tate Creek – to showcase their beef projects, compete for… Read More

Recent History – 2005 By Gary Rusak — October 27, 2005 With the harvest behind them, local grain producers can only hope that the world commodity prices will begin to rise. “They are really low, in real terms the lowest ever,” said Jim Smolik, a local producer and president of the Grain Growers of Canada…. Read More