ALASKA HIGHWAY NEWS

The North Peace Rod & Gun Club continues to grow its ladies’ programming in the North Peace, with the club adding four evenings of Ladies’ Intro to Trap last week at the range on Sunnyside Drive in Charlie Lake. The Ladies’ Intro to Marksmanship program has been running at the range since last fall, with a strong interest from women looking to learn the fundamentals of safe firearm handling and shooting in a welcoming environment. The rifle program focuses on the basics inc

There are so many benefits to participating in an art program. The social benefit of spending time with community are significant. One can get lost in art as a form of meditation or present moment awareness. This reduces anxiety and stress. One of the greatest benefits is being creative. Supplied photograph of the birdhouse Edwina made at the NP Potters Guild. I have often been a trail blazer in life which is a skill that has served me well in adjusting to thriving with visio

Heartfelt vocals ring out from Festival Plaza in Centennial Park, sung by a talented youth whose generational home has become a war-torn country. Brightly coloured flags in various colours and patterns flap proudly in the southwest winds of the Peace Region. Smells to captivate the senses drift from the beautifully decorated tables inside Festival Plaza. The aroma of delicate spices and flavourful bites draw people inside. Visitors hold out their “passport,” determined to col

Written by Karla Marsh Win Baker was a newlywed when she travelled her first mile on the Alaska Highway. Win, along with her husband and two brothers, left their home in Ontario after seeing an ad in a newspaper looking for workers to build the 1500 mile long road. Photo of Winnis and Garnet Baker from Fort St. John North Peace Museum When they reached the huge project, Win’s husband started work as a cat operator for a civilian construction company while Win set up housekeep

The future of the Taylor Bridge isn’t some distant policy debate, it’s a real, immediate concern for people living and working in the Peace. An op-ed written by Chris Gardner, president and CEO of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association raised serious questions about the condition of the aging structure. The 65-year-old bridge is not just a piece of infrastructure, it’s a lifeline for industry, agriculture, and everyday travel in northeastern B.C. while it carr

Westcoast Energy Limited Partnership which is an affiliate of Enbridge, has filed an application with the Canada Energy Regulator to expand the northern section of its natural gas pipeline system according to officials. The proposal is known as the Birch Grove Program and is intended to address growing regional demand for natural gas and support potential west coast LNG exports. The project would include the installation of around 32 kilometers of 36-inch pipeline running p

Old Fort Road remains closed while officials continue to monitor an active landslide that has destroyed sections of the only road in and out of the Old Fort community. The Old Fort landslide remains active and unstable as of May 2, with officials saying there is still no safe road access to or from the community. The roadway has shifted more than 100 metres downhill since the movement began on April 19, according to DriveBC, with nearly 150 metres of the slide seeing active m

Peace Gallery North held the grand opening for their most recent exhibit, showcasing a unique collection of art. The newest exhibit to grace the walls of Peace Gallery North is ‘Pretty Expiry’, which is an amazing collection that was painted by local artist Celina Forbes. The well attended grand opening was held on April 10, where Forbes and her family spent the evening interacting with guests while giving the odd guided tour of the show. Forbes was chosen as the 2025 Art

The building of dreams: By Karla Marsh In 1942, young Ernie Scanlon left his jos at an aircraft manufacturing plant in Ontario and signed on with a construction company contracted to work on the Alaska Highway. With the company paying the travel expenses, Ernie boarded a train for a long trip across Canada. He met other men on the train destined to labor on the great road and together they arrived at Dawson Creek, the end of the railhead, on July 8, 1942. Ernie was first

Spring Stage Race is a total points series of five different cycling events from Apr 2 to 9, 2026. This is the 41st running of this event. Spring Series Stage 1 - The weather gods decided to grant the Blizzards with the gift of sunshine, which made the first race of the season a warmer than expected experience. Four riders headed out from Baldonnel school for the first time trial of the season. Pat Ferris came first in the 8km distance, which left Kristine Bock, Tim Ferris an

The North Peace spring tradition was once again bringing folks together under one roof as guests came throughout the weekend, whether it was to browse vendors or spend time with their families and friends. For more than half a century now, the Fort St. John Trade Show has been a spring tradition here in the North Peace and what started as a 20-booth show has grown to roughly 300. The trade show is one of the regions largest annual events and draws in people and businesses fro

Spring in the North is here… kind of. Expect a little bit of everything, just like your week. Photo of the northern lights in Pink Mountain, taken and submitted by Tristan Dille from the Pink Mountain Store. Aries (March 21 – April 19) You’re full of energy, but like a melting snowbank, it’s going everywhere at once. Focus it before you flood your own plans. Taurus (April 20 – May 20) You’re craving stability, but this week’s about as predictable as April weather. Roll with i

By Karla Marsh Ruby Schubert had one of the most interesting jobs a soldier could have on the Alaska Highway. He spent his days on the Trail of ’42 working as a photographer. Although born in Canada, Rudy travelled to the United States to join the U.S. Army. He had tried to enlist in the Canadian Army, but was refused by an officer who objected to Schubert’s German heritage. But it wasn’t long before Rudy returned to Canada. His regiment, the 341 st Engineers, received order

Jake Gardner is currently sitting at the top of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) standings for bull riding, making the North Peace proud through boots, grit, and glory. Jake Gardner shows off his championship buckle after winning the bull riding title at RodeoHouston, turning a last-minute opportunity into a career defining moment. - Jake Gardner's Facebook Gardner wasn’t originally scheduled to compete at RodeoHouston but got the call to be a replacement ri

The future is so bright I’ve got to wear shades. Why would a blind woman with no light perception feel she needs to wear shades? Good question. Let’s dive into the answer. Although I still have great conversational etiquette, I sometimes have difficulty making eye contact during a conversation. The sunglasses help remove this awkward barrier for the sighted person who is used to eye contact when conversing. Glasses also protect my eyes when navigating in the wild. I am sure

By Margaret Cavers May As spring inches its way into the North Peace, for young performing artists in the region, that means one thing; it’s festival time! After learning and polishing their performances for many months, it is time for hundreds of musicians, singers, dancers and speech artists to hit the stage at the North Peace Cultural Centre to show off the fruits of their hard work to audiences and adjudicators. The festival, in one form or another, has been a part of thi

An incident Sunday morning in Fort St. John is being investigated by Independent Investigations Office of B.C. (IIO) after an officer discharged their firearm and left one man with life threatening injuries during a traffic stop. The tense situation unfolded around 3:15 a.m. when local RCMP pulled over a black Ford near 86 Street and 97 Avenue, across from North Peace Senior Secondary. Local RCMP said one of the people in the vehicle was believed to have outstanding warrant

For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are getting ready to head back toward the Moon onboard the Orion spacecraft. Photo of the ship during final preperations, before taking four of the bravest astronaughts on a journey around the moon and back from NASA.gov NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch April 1, and if everything lines up, tomorrow four astronauts will be heading farther from Earth than any crew has gone in decades. It’s the kind of thing we hav

Emergency services were called to an area near the high school in Fort St. John early this morning following reports of gunshots. Witnesses report an ambulance arriving around 3:30 a.m., with one person transported to hospital. Early, unconfirmed reports suggested the incident involved a shooting and a black Ford vehicle. In an update, Fort St. John RCMP say the incident occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. in the 9700 block of 86th Street. Police conducted a traffic stop invo

Bear Flat Dispatch. March 26, 2026 Every year the Canada Geese will consistently start showing up here at Bear Flat around March 15th give or take a couple days. That always worked out for them because even if the weather was nasty, they always had open water on the river. That changed with the flooding of the reservoir as it is now all frozen over. However, I guess old habits are hard to kick because the geese are still showing up here at the same time as before. Last year,