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Loaded sawed-off rifle seized after Fort St. John disturbance call

Old Fort landslide risk getting a closer look

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From Saskatchewan farm girl to world class glass artist

Heather Konschuh grew up on a Saskatchewan farm with no idea where a love for art might eventually take her, but more than two decades later, that journey has taken the Canadian glass artist from Australia and England to Vancouver, and now, later this month, north to Fort St. John. Some of the hand-blown and sculptural work of Vancouver glass artist Konschuh, who will be in Fort St. John Sept. 26 for the first Arts in Partnership Conference. (Submitted photos) Konschuh will b

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Loaded sawed-off rifle seized after Fort St. John disturbance call

A call about a man reportedly yelling and swinging a knife outside in Fort St. John led police to a vehicle early Sunday morning, where officers say they found two firearms, ammunition and a short sword. Fort St. John RCMP say a loaded sawed-off rifle and ammunition were among the weapons seized from a vehicle following a disturbance call early Sunday morning. (Fort St. John RCMP photo Fort St. John RCMP received the report at about 6:21 a.m. on Sept. 6, after someone called

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Old Fort landslide risk getting a closer look

After three landslides at Old Fort, more work is now moving ahead to better understand the risk in the slopes above the community. The PRRD announced Friday, Sept. 4 that the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness has approved funding for Phase 2, which will look at landslide hazards and risk levels within the Crown land slopes above the community. The work stems from a ministerial order issued by the province on May 21, requiring the regional district to un

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