Local News | | DC man killed in rail yard accident | | The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the man who was killed in an accident at a CN train yard 100 miles south of Fort Nelson, B.C. last Wednesday. Bryan Johannes Giesbrecht, a resident of Dawson Creek, was crushed to death in an | | | Reason unknown for candidate drop out | | Bill Jackson's decision not to pursue the Conservative MLA candidate position for Peace River South is unknown so far, even to the leader of his party. "I don't know the reasons for Mr. Jackson's withdrawal," said B.C. Conservative Party leader ... | | | Drug prices to drop | | Starting April 1, 2013, the cost of generic drugs will be reduced to 25 per cent of their brand name counterparts. |
Local Sports | | Wolves down Jr. Canucks 2-1 | | Games are played to be won or loss, but in some cases it is a shame a loser has to be decided at all. | | | Early start coming for Bear Mountain | | Mother Nature has delivered an early Christmas gift to the Bear Mountain Ski Hill and local shredders. | | | Sr. Canucks wrap up week with loss to Rangers | | The Senior Canucks were expected to play the Grimshaw Huskies this Saturday in Grimshaw but poor road conditions wreaked havoc on the North Peace Hockey League forcing the Canucks to postpone their game. Spirit River and Fort St. John also... |
Columnists | | Booing is bad manners | | Canadians are known for being polite people, but last weekend thousands of spectators at the Grey Cup game in Toronto were anything but when they aggressively booed their nation's most famous young superstar before, during and after his half-time | | | Separatist dreams | | In other parts of the world, separatist movements are usually violent (e.g. Kashmir, Sri Lanka, the various Kurdish revolts) and they sometimes succeed (South Sudan, Eritrea, East Timor). Whereas in the prosperous, democratic countries of the West,..... | |
