the broken typewriter: Week in Review

Week in Review: News from the 1st 10 days of 2026

Tania Finch — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:11:50 GMT

The Week in Review is back for 2026! Sorry if you’ve been missing it, but since my Dad’s stroke in September I’ve been a bit off my game.

So, for the first look at back at the news as reported in the …

Week in Review: News to August 17 in The Broken Typewriter

Tania Finch — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:01:32 GMT

It was a wet weekend for the North Peace Fall Fair, held at the North Peace Regional Park in North Pine, 20 minutes north of Fort St. John. Pictures of the event will be posed on Monday, August 18.

Th…

WEEK IN REVIEW: First Week of August 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:39:57 GMT

Summer events in the BC North Peace continued this week with Music in the Park every Thursday in Centennial Park in Fort St. John, National Pickleball Day celebrated on Saturday at Kin Park in Fort S…

This week in The Broken Typewriter

Tania Finch — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:14:04 GMT

It’s the BC Day Long Weekend, and we’re basically halfway through summer. Barely a month until school starts up again . . . and Canadian Tire in Fort St. John is already putting out the Halloween dec…

This week in The Broken Typewriter:

Tania Finch — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 21:40:52 GMT

Another week has come and gone in the North Peace, bringing quite a bit of rain, and a lot of business from around the region.

What's been happening in the North Peace this summer

Tania Finch — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 20:58:24 GMT

Apologies for slacking off and not keeping up with the Week in Review – I’ve been using the weekends to keep up with my garden and brand-new monster greenhouse which my husband and kids built for my …

Week in Review: Victoria Day Edition

Tania Finch — Mon, 19 May 2025 23:26:15 GMT

Happy May Long Weekend!!

I hope everyone is having a fabulous long weekend, doing whatever it you enjoy on this first official weekend of the almost-summer season – be it planting your garden, camping…

WEEK IN REVIEW: Mother’s Day Edition

Tania Finch — Sun, 11 May 2025 23:07:55 GMT

Happy Mother’s Day to all my fellow mothers – I hope you’re having a wonderful day with your children! Mine all came home for breakfast today, and I didn’t have to lift a finger! It always makes my h…

WEEK IN REVIEW: April 20-27

Tania Finch — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 21:13:31 GMT

Another week has come and gone, and Election Day is upon us tomorrow. Will we be lead through the next four years by a Prime Minister who wants us dependent on the government and foraging food, unabl…

WEEK IN REVIEW – April 14-19

Tania Finch — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 23:08:50 GMT

Happy Easter everyone! Busy week here at The Broken Typewriter – wearing two hats definitely keeps me on my toes! That does mean I’m a touch a behind on a couple of things, mainly the All-Candidates …

WEEK IN REVIEW: April 13

Tania Finch — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:38:53 GMT

Spring really arrived in the North Peace this week, but don’t put your plants in the garden yet! As yesterday’s snow demonstrated, Mother Nature doesn’t care about the calendar.

In the news, ATCO prov…

WEEK IN REVIEW: Last week of March 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 20:09:31 GMT

The Federal election officially kicked off last weekend, and while political rhetoric abounds on both social media and mainstream news, here at The Broken Typewriter, things were a little more focuss…

WEEK IN REVIEW: March 16 to 22

Tania Finch — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 21:40:07 GMT

This week was a little quieter than last week as far as municipal meetings go – however, things are going to get crazy for us as a nation now that the Federal Election has at last been called and is …

WEEK IN REVIEW: March 10 to 15

Tania Finch — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:35:19 GMT

Wow, the news lately just keeps coming! Provincially and federally, it seems those in power are seeking more of the same . . . but more about that later.

Locally, things were normal – although I have …

WEEK IN REVIEW: Stories from the first week of March 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 22:06:05 GMT

The top story in The Broken Typewriter this week was a report from McElhanney to the Peace River Regional District regarding options for the Adeline Kelly Building at the North Peace Fall Fair ground…

WEEK IN REVIEW: Stories from the last week of February 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 20:49:09 GMT

Here’s a round of up the stories published in The Broken Typewriter for February 23 to 28.

The top story this week was Fort St. John City Council learning that the budget is now balanced. Included in …

WEEK IN REVIEW: Stories from The Broken Typewriter, February 16-22, 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 22:52:54 GMT

In case you missed them, here’s a round-up of the stories published in The Broken Typewriter this past week.

I took a day off for Family Day, whic…

Round up of articles from The Broken Typewriter during the second week of February 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 22:04:45 GMT

In case you missed them, here’s a summary of what The Broken Typewriter reported on this week, with links to the full articles.

Taylor Council seeks First Nations feedback:

In the most popular article …

ICYMI: Round up of The Broken Typewriter during the first week of February 2025

Tania Finch — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 23:21:45 GMT

In case you didn’t have time to spare and missed this week’s articles, here is a summary of what The Broken Typewriter reported on this week, with links to the full articles.

CDC Month:

We kicked off t…