District of Taylor Office. (File)
TAYLOR, B.C. – District of Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser has proclaimed the month of May Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. The announcement was made during the district’s April 19th council meeting.
At an April 12th council meeting, Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman also proclaimed May as M.S. Awareness Month in the Energetic City.
It will be the second year the city celebrates the M.S. Society of Canada’s efforts to fund research and services. Last year, the lights at Centennial Park were lit up red on May 1st, and the M.S. Society flag was flown at City Hall all month.
In October, the OC Mennonite Church in Prespatou quietly decided for the sake of their member’s mental and spiritual health to resume regular, non-distanced, non-masked church services. Their COVID cases had resolved, schools had reopened and they hoped that no one would be interested. I would have argued that they should have expected a pandemic research team. After all, COVID-19 is a new strain of virus which we need to know more about. The nearly closed community of Prespatou provides an opportunity to study the spread, impact and herd-immunity possible by being exposed and contracting COVID-19. It is possible that this has happened, or is happening, but it’s not making the news.
Aerial view of the proposed wetlands to be enhanced. (PRRD)
DAWSON CREEK, B.C – Ducks Unlimited expanded on its plans to restore wetlands in Upper Cache Thursday, with provincial biologist Bruce Harrison presenting a package of information to the Peace River Regional District.
Three small earth dams are proposed on an existing ditch system on private farmland near Highway 29 and Szoo Road, just west of the Attachie lookout and rest stop. While the plan remains unendorsed by directors, the project is planned to offset the loss of wetlands to the Site C reservoir.
“This was once a natural area, very similar to Watson Slough. Over the years it was drained so it makes sense to do a project here,” Harrison said.
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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – City council is in support of a 3-digit suicide prevention hotline in Canada.
City staff will be sending a letter in support of the hotline to local MP Bob Zimmer, the Federal Minister of Health, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and local area municipalities. The motion advising staff to pen a letter of support was approved at Monday’s council meeting.
Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George, B.C.) introduced the motion to the House of Commons on December 11th, which passed. The motion aims to establish an easy to remember three-digit (988) hotline that is accessible to all Canadians. Local MP Bob Zimmer sent a letter to council on March 31st asking for the city’s support.
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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – Four local organizations have partnered together to make supporting local restaurants easier while dine-in options have been suspended.
City of Fort St. John, Fort St. John and District Chamber of Commerce, and Moose FM and Energeticcity.ca have launched takeoutfsj.com. The website will allow residents to find a list of local restaurants and their menus all in one place.
“Once again, our local restaurants are being severely impacted by the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Community Economic Recovery and this partnership, we are encouraging our community to support our local restaurants through this challenging time,” says Mayor Lori Ackerman, City of Fort St. John.