Recent History – 1999 June 11, 1999 By Rachel Clarke, Alaska Highway News FORT ST. JOHN – Changes to a clause which controls the lifestyle of employees outside of the their place of work are at the heart of the dispute which has closed a local Catholic school. The biggest issue on the table, according… Read More

Recent History – 2000 March 6, 2000 DAWSON CREEK — The Salvation Army’s new family services centre is taking shape. Volunteers are stocking shelves, cleaning windows, installing dividers, and generally getting the centre in shape for the grand opening, set for Saturday March 11, at 2 p.m. The biggest difference between the old location and… Read More

Recent History – 2000 Oct. 2, 2000, By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Bill Luttrell, the recently appointed Salvation Army Commander for Canada, knows that the movement’s work extends well beyond helping the downtrodden living in the inner cities — which is why he paid a visit Friday to the Peace. “Wherever we have people I… Read More

Recent History – 2001 Feb. 23, 2001 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff The financial troubles are deepening for the Salvation Army as they await the verdict on the Thrift Store. “We have to get up and running, at least partially,” Captain Joan Shayler said Thursday. Plans to renovate the store were put on hold… Read More

Recent History – 2001 May 23, 2001 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Joan Shayler is moving up within the Salvation Army, but she’ll also be moving on. Shayler was recently promoted from captain to major, but she’s also been posted to Fernie as of June 25. In the two years she’s been here, Shayler… Read More

Recent History – 2001 Cross-posted: BN08-69 (Agriculture) Sept. 17, 2001 By Mark Nielsen, Daily News Staff Ten acres of wheat destined for needy countries With the help of some old-fashioned machinery and plenty of toil, work began over the weekend on harvesting wheat destined for the less fortunate of the world. In the process, members… Read More

Recent History – 2003 June 23, 2003, By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff Duty has called, and the Haggetts have answered. After only two years in Dawson Creek, Salvation Army Capts. Barry and Gail Haggett are once again on the move. The couple had hoped to remain in Dawson Creek over the long term, but… Read More

Recent History – 2003 By Gary Rusak Deep under knee-high grass and a battalion of mosquitoes, just off Highway 49, lies an important piece of the region’s history. Located eight kilometres outside Dawson Creek and consecrated in 1916, St. Emile Mission was one of the earliest homesteads in the entire Peace Country. After the Catholic… Read More

Recent History – 2002South Peace United Church: 1300-104th Avenue, Dawson Creek, Reverend Judy Hare Grace Lutheran Church (ELCC): 11101 – 17th Street, Dawson Creek St. Paul’s Lutheran Church: 901 – Cornwall Crescent, Dawson Creek, Rev. C.P. Denninger St. James Presbyterian Church: 1501-108th Avenue, Dawson Creek First Baptist Church: 1400 – 113th Avenue, Dawson Creek, Pastor… Read More