This Week in the Peace

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Moose FM’s Dub Craig gets an update on the wildfire situation in the northeast from BC Wildfire Service Information Officer Sharon Nickel. Then, Energeticcity.ca’s Steve Berard chats with Tyler Holte, who has started a petition to demand an independent investigation into the causes of diversions in the emergency departments in the Peace and beyond. Tune i...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Moose FM's Dub Craig chats with Chris Charters, Northern Health Regional Director – Protection Service. Hospitals around BC have new Relational Security Officers that have joined the ranks in order to anticipate, de-escalate and ultimately prevent aggression in healthcare settings. Tune in to This Week in the Peace every Friday at 10am MST on 100.1 Moose...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Energeticcity.ca’s Steve Berard sits down with  Fort St. John Mayor Lilia Hansen.  The City of Fort St. John has been  facing some backlash recently  after announcing that they’re  shutting down the Fort St. John Bulk Water Station  for up to three weeks in order to repave the lot. Then, Moose FM’s Dub Craig catches up with P...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Moose FM's Dub Craig talks with Manda Maggs from the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark about their upcoming GeoQuest event in celebration of the park's 10th anniversary. Then, Energeticcity.ca's Steve Berard chats with Steve Hamilton of the BC Wildlife Federation. The Federation partnered with the North Peace Rod and Gun Club to host a town hall last ni...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Moose FM’s Dub Craig catches up with Oliver Hachmeister from the  North Peace Cultural Society.  The Society is set to host  Bright Nights in June  on June 15, 2024, at the  Cultural Centre , so we’ll dig into some of the fun things you and the family can enjoy during this annual celebration of the arts in Fort St. John. Then, Ene...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Moose FM’s Dub Craig chats with Ovvian Castrillo-Hill about the  EX SITU exhibit  opening June 7, 2024, at Peace Gallery North and other events happening in celebration of Filipino Heritage Month. Then, Energeticcity.ca’s Steve Berard talks with BC  Minister of Health Adrian Dix  about the challenges in healthcare in the northeast and...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig catches up with Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser to talk about how he and residents are faring after they began returning to Fort Nelson earlier this week. The town and nearby areas, including Fort Nelson First Nation, were evacuated earlier this month due to wildfires burning nearby. Then, Steve Berard catches up with Che...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, guest host Tre Lopushinsky sits down with  Doig River First Nation  Chief Trevor Makadahay to chat about the  First Nation’s evacuation  due to a wildfire and their  return home  earlier this week. Then, Dub Craig chats with Ryan Galay from the  District of Taylor  about the busy season ahead for the recreation depa...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig chats with  Peace River South MLA Mike Bernier  about how  Chetwynd residents have been affected  by their hospital’s emergency department’s  being on diversion for five nights  in a row earlier this week. Then, outgoing Peace Gallery North curator  Florencia Ormeño  joins Dub in the studio to talk about h...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig chats with  Fort St. John Mayor Lilia Hansen  about the BC government’s significant rollback of their  drug decriminalization  pilot program and the effect it’ll have on Fort St. John. Then, Catarina Costa sits down with Connie Greyeyes of the  Indian Residential Schools Survivors Society  for an extended conversati...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Jordan Prentice sits down with Haylee Gonzalez from  Tribe Hair Salon  about  her fundraising initiative  to create a safe space of support and healing for women in need in Mexico by designing a salon in a women’s shelter. Then, Dub Craig chats with Jan McKale, the co-chair of the  Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival.  Our...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig talks with Dr. Honn Kao, a seismologist with  Natural Resources Canada.  Last Saturday, you may have felt  an earthquake near Wonowon  late in the morning, so we’ll discuss that incident and earthquakes in the Peace in general. Then, Jordan Prentice welcomes Patrick Ferris of the  Blizzard Bicycle Club  to the studi...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig catches up with Glynnis Maundrell with the  Charlie Lake Conservation Society.  They’re partnering up with the  Fort St. John North Peace Museum  for a couple of  bat-related events  and projects in the next month, so we discuss that and other happenings with the Society. Then, Jordan Prentice sits down with  F...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig sits down with Brad Sperling and Trevor Bolin of the North Peace Leisure Facility Replacement Steering Committee to talk about how you can get involved in the next steps towards replacing the North Peace Leisure Pool. Then, Jordan Prentice will be catching up with Fort St. John Huskies coach Todd Alexander and captain Kurtis Lee to reflect on th...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig chats with Sharon Nickel, a Fire Information Officer in the Prince George Fire Centre of the BC Wildfire Service. They dig into the Category 2 and 3 burning ban that goes into effect in the Peace next week and how the service is preparing for another challenging wildfire season. Then, Jordan Prentice sits down with Tyler Loney, a member of the 2...

On this episode, host Jordan Prentice sits down with Doig River First Nation Chief Trevor Makadahay to talk about a wide range of topics, including his thoughts on Council to Council meetings between the City of Fort St. John and Doig River, and the provincial government's recent backpedalling on proposed Land Act amendments. Join us for This Week in the Peace every Friday at 10am MST on 100.1 Moo...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Jordan Prentice sits down with Samantha Warren from Bold Promotions to talk about International Women’s Day and their new promotion with Moose FM and Energeticcity.ca called Bold Women that's all about recognizing and honouring women in our community. Then, Dub Craig will catch up with Stan Troyer of Stan’s Custom Meat Cutting to talk about chronic wastin...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub sits down for an extended chat with Dr. Stephen Petrucci, the Superintendent of  School District 60.  They discuss the  Feeding Futures  program and the impact a new $800,000 investment from the government will have on the program and the students that will benefit from it. They also talk about SOGI, some other recent major infrast...

On this episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig chats with Alyssa Currie from the Tse'k'wa Heritage Society about Simon Fraser University's digital repatriation of the Tse'k'wa archives to the Dane-zaa people. Then, Jordan Prentice talks to Fort St. John Senior Flyers Head Coach Craig Faulkner and President Paul van Nostrand about the Flyers’ season, which came to an end during the first roun...

On the first episode of This Week in the Peace, Dub Craig sits down with Mike Morris , the Prince George-Mackenzie MLA and Shadow Minister for Public Safety and Solicitor General. He was at the Town Hall on Crime that MLA Dan Davies hosted last night at the Lido, so we’ll dig into what he heard and what he’s going to be pressuring the government to work on in terms of public safety in the coming l...

On this episode of Moose Talks, we chat with Sandi Miller from the  Fort St. John International Air Show . The society  recently announced that they’d cancelled the air show  due a lack of resources to provide a safe and entertaining show as well as the prospect of another challenging wildfire season. Then, we catch up with Blair Scott with  Stage North Theatre Society . They r...

On this episode of Moose Talks, we talk with Dave McAleney with Highmark Avalanche Safety about the importance of keeping safe in the alpine backcountry after a snowmobiler died in an avalanche near Chetwynd last week. Then we’ll meet Brandon Broderick , a Tumbler Ridge photographer who is Canadian Geographic magazine’s Photographer of the Year . We’ll talk about his career roaming the wilderness...

On this episode of Moose Talks, we chat with  Fort Nelson Handgames Society  President Ryan Dickie. The Society is hosting a co-ed  handgames tournament  next weekend as a fundraiser for a local man who was injured in an ATV accident. Then, we sit down with  Fort St. John Fire Department  Deputy Chief Matt Troiano. The department has been pretty busy in January with t...

On this episode of Moose Talks, we catch up with Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer . We’ll discuss the petition he helped create demanding the Government of Canada address the rise in crime in northeast BC, and we’ll talk about the seeming rising cost of everything and what he thinks the government should do about it. We’ll also be sitting down with Lisa Jewell, a local soci...

On this episode of Moose Talks, we chat with  Peace River North MLA Dan Davies . He lives near where  a deadly car chase  took place Monday evening, so we’ll hear what he saw and heard and get his thoughts on the situation and public safety in general. Then, we catch up with Amber Lindley and Lilly Loichinger with the  Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society  on the year th...