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Relay for Life is 75

Relay for Life is 75

Saturday, June 8th was a glorious day in Fort Nelson as 120 participants joined 20 teams at Art Fraser Memorial Park for the 12th annual Canadian Cancer Society Relay for…

Hope Africa Fundraiser

Hope Africa Fundraiser

By Anne Margaret MacDonald Hope Africa grilled up hot dogs to combat the hunger of both Fort Nelsonites and children in Uganda, in different ways, of course. A barbecue was…

Milk Run 2013

The students and staff of FNSS participated in the 27th annual BC School Sports Milk Run on Wednesday June 5th, 2013. Participants can run or walk the 2.7 km route,…

An Intense Run!

An Intense Run!

Mike Irwin was able to complete the Calgary International Marathon even after being diagnosed with bronchiectasis after suffering a ruptured pulmonary artery in the middle lobe of his right lung.…

Primary health and acute care needs of region outlined by council

Minutes of a Regional Council Meeting May 13th, 2013 Detachment Report Staff Sergeant Tom Roy presented the April 2013 RCMP detachment report to Council. The RCMP received 316 calls for…

Lucky escape for driver at the Muskwa Bridge

Fort Nelson Fire Rescue was dispatched to a motor vehicle incident on the Muskwa Bridge at approximately 8:00 Tuesday morning. Upon arrival crews found BCAS on scene aiding the lone…

Bumpy landing

Bumpy landing

Saturday afternoon at 4:24 p.m. police received a report that small plane had lost its nose wheel assembly while landing at the Fort Nelson Airport. When emergency services arrived at…

Student loan forgiveness applications now being accepted from rural doctors and nurses

GATINEAU – The Harper Government today announced that family doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and family medicine residents in more than 4,200 rural communities across Canada can now apply for Canada…

Pilot fatigue and fast approach lead to Boeing 737 runway overrun

Edmonton – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A12W0004) into the January 9th, 2012 runway overrun of a Boeing 737-700 operated by Enerjet in Fort…