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 broken typewriter in 2026, we’ll go right back to New Year’s Day to start.
Whoops! There was no post on New Year’s Day because it was a holiday! That’s how we roll at the broken typewriter, no annoying emails on holidays or Sunday mornings.
Let’s dive in:
Brad Brain kicked off the year with his Smart Money column, where he echoed his initial column and took a look at the Trump Tariffs again to discuss what the impacts were, and whether Brad’s predictions in January 2025 came true.
You can read the column here: SMART MONEY: Revisiting the Trump Tariffs
Then, in Snow sparks optimism for local rancher, the president of the North Peace Cattlemen’s Association spoke with the broken typewriter about the near-record snowfall the Peace Region received in December. He’s optimistic that after years of drought, the 103.6 cm of snowfall, plus whatever snow comes in the rest of the winter, will see an improvement in soil moisture and accumulation in dugouts.
The City’s snow removal policy, which was updated and presented to Council in October 2025 was one of five impactful Council decisions that were featured in the latest Understanding Council article, Hold my Beer: Mother Nature buries FSJ.
Some of the other impactful decisions – taking over the replacement of the North Peace Leisure Pool and opening Regular Council to questions from the public – are features of Monday, January 12th’s Committee of the Whole meeting and Regular Council meetings. Both meetings are open to the public, although it is only the regular meeting which welcomes questions from the public.
Brad was back again with his second column of the year – SMART MONEY: Money and Mental Health – discussing some of the most common stressors he’s noticed in financial planning, behaviours that increase risk and thus stress for investors.
BC Assessment released the 2026 property assessments, which can be accessed online through their interactive tool. Taylor showed the greatest increase in property values in the North Peace at 17 percent, while most other communities saw increases of around 5 percent.
If you don’t agree with your assessment, you have until February 2, 2026, to file an appeal.
But the biggest news at the broken typewriter is that after a few days of agonizing frustration – I’m not very techy, at least not with anything besides photography – I’ve amalgamated Substack and the brokentypewriter.ca into one site to get all your non-government subsidized North Peace news!
No more being annoyed or confused by getting a different site whenever you Google the broken typewriter. This means a lot less of my time is spent posting and formatting articles. I only have to do it once.
Which means more time to write news for you! And I think it’s a great way to start the year.