Author: Lucas Walker
Lucas Walker
Lucas Walker is an experienced journalist based in Fort St. John with over 10 years in the field. He holds a degree from the University of British Columbia and has contributed to The Northern Sentinel and Global News. Lucas is actively involved with the Canadian Association of Journalists and is passionate about covering energy sector developments and local community stories.
The Fort St. John RCMP are actively investigating multiple break-ins and arson attacks linked to local barbershops. Authorities are working to uncover the details behind a troubling string of incidents that have affected the community. On July 24, video footage was shared showing what is believed to be evidence of arson at Golden Hands Barbershop. The clip captured a white flat-deck truck leaving the parking lot of the barbershop as the building burned behind it. Shortly afterward, the same vehicle was spotted heading to The Barbershop FSJ, where further damage was reported. Both these attacks took place in the early…
A councillor in Fort St. John, British Columbia, is speaking out after learning that nearly one in six BC Housing units in the city are sitting empty. The numbers were only revealed after the city had to submit a formal Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the provincial housing agency. The documents, received last month, show that as of June 30, 24 out of 164 homes managed by BC Housing in Fort St. John were unoccupied. This represents a vacancy rate of 15 per cent — a figure three times higher than that of private rental units in the area.…