City facility naming rights approved for sponsorships by council
Local landmarks in Fort St John may go through a rebrand and renaming process after city council agreed to begin selling sponsorship rights to some facilities.
Local shops ‘reported noticeable improvements’ in crime
Businesses in Fort St John were visited by a committee formed by city council for a chat about the impact criminal activities have had on their operations this year.
Downtown area in Fort St John to be without water while crews repair leak on August 14
Residents in a Fort St John neighbourhood will not have water service as of tomorrow morning while the city repairs a water leak in the area.
Fort St John cashed out with $183k share of Chances Casino’s quarterly revenue
The house can win or lose in Fort St John’s Chances Casino, but quarterly distributions will be due, and for the first quarter of 2025, the casino paid the city $183,052.40.
Parkour area in Centennial Park unavailable as city jumps on summer maintenance
The only free parkour and obstacle area in Fort St John will be temporarily unavailable as workers upkeep the playground and its strangly-shaped structures.
B.C. Housing’s 15 per cent vacancy rate in Fort St John captured provincial attention
The province is expected to step in after a B.C. Conservative slammed the governing party for allowing B.C. Housing to operate with a 15 per cent vacancy rate in Fort St John.
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B.C. Housing is ‘substantially running vacancies,’ according to Fort St John city council
Fort St John will begin working to fill provincially subsidized vacant units after their freedom of information request revealed the city’s vacancy rate is 10 per cent higher than the average for the community.
Community organizations hosting World Hepatitis Day testing program
Residents will have access to dried blood spot testing for hepatitis C, HIV, and syphilis to honour World Hepatitis Day in the city.
City of Fort St John reflects on public safety at community events after provincial report
Fort St John is among the many cities who, after the province’s report on safety at community events was published, reexamined their event planning protocol.
Contract awarded to replace the roof at the North Peace Leisure Pool
Fort St John’s North Peace Leisure Pool will undergo some construction after the regional board voted to replace its roof.
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City of Fort St John asks for public input on proposed tax exemption bylaw
A public notice for Fort St John’s residents regarding the final reading of a tax exemption bylaw for a purchaser of the 100 and 100 site was posted on the city’s Facebook.
Fort St John honours former mayor Steve Thorlakson with Freedom of City award
The city of Fort St John presented the Freedom of the City award to former mayor Steve Thorlakson, who was a strong proponent of the economic prosperity of northeastern B.C.
