A 24-year-old man is in serious, but stable, condition after being shot by an RCMP officer Saturday near Smithers.

VICTORIA – All B.C. residents are now eligible for the H1N1 influenza vaccine, and the provincial health officer is hoping that available supplies available around the province are used up as soon as possible.

Finance Minister Colin Hansen has extended an extra break for new homes from next year's harmonized sales tax. VICTORIA – The B.C. government is giving a bigger break to new home buyers in the latest move to ease the impact of next year's harmonized sales tax.

Construction of headpond for Fitzsimmons Creek hydro project on Blackcomb Mountain, 2008. That project will soon be in service and BC Hydro is planning a large expansion of run-of-river and wind power around the province.

Last Wednesday the people of Fort St. James gathered for Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, attended a remembrance service at Christ Church Cathedral Sunday , Nov. 8, to hear a sermon on the sacrifice of military families and pray for soldiers serving in Afghanistan.

Caledonia Classic

Dwelling in Stuart Lake is a survivor from the age of the dinosaurs - the white sturgeon. This mysterious creature is the largest freshwater fish in Canada and is only found in two major river systems west of the Rocky Mountains (Fraser and Columbia systems). It has existed relatively unchanged for over 175 million years – surviving volcanic eruptions, ice ages and climatic upheavals.

“North central B.C. can be the regional goods and service hub to support and increase manufacturing, fabrication and services related to mining” (NIMG)

On November 1 at 4:30 a.m., Fort St. James Search and Rescue was requested by the RCMP to search for a teen that had been reported as missing after having gone into the bush near a relative’s home.

Fort St. James was home to a Northern Interior Mining Group meeting. Fort St. James was home to a business procurement session. The Chamber of Commerce and the District of Fort St. James hosted the meeting.

Ambulances were moved from the B.C. Interior and Vancouver Island on the weekend to cover for dozens of Lower Mainland paramedics who called in sick on short notice starting Friday night.