Matt Preprost

Matt Preprost is a Fort St. John writer with more than a decade of award-winning reporting experience in daily, weekly, and student newsrooms across Western Canada. He arrived in the Peace River country in 2013, covering the height of the last boom through to the start of Site C and LNG development in the region. He has won eight provincial awards for his reporting and photography in Manitoba, and six awards in B.C. for his work with Alaska Highway News. Matt is an active volunteer and board director for the North Peace Historical Society, and member of the Fort St. John Rotary Club.

Phone

250-785-5631

Email

editor@ahnfsj.ca

Recent Work by Matt

Local farmland values up 6.6%

The value of farmland in the Peace-Northern region of B.C. increased to an average $2,200 per acre last year; up from $2,100 in 2021, and $1,800 in 2020

Mar 14, 2023 10:05 AM Read more >

Fort Nelson school apologizes for sexual materials given to students

A card deck of provocative sexual slang was given by a public health nurse to students at Fort Nelson Secondary School

Mar 9, 2023 3:10 PM Read more >

Canfor hopes for quick solution to repurpose Taylor mill site

'A good facility in a good location,' says Canfor Pulp president

Mar 8, 2023 4:57 PM Read more >

B.C.'s industrial heritage being mapped

Heritage BC seeks public submissions for its new digital Industrial Heritage Cultural Map

Mar 8, 2023 9:27 AM Read more >

Site C dam workforce swings up to 4,800

The jobs count at Site C climbed up to just under 4,800 workers at the start of 2023, according to the latest employment figures from BC Hydro.

Mar 6, 2023 1:19 PM Read more >

Dam workforce swings up to 4,778

The jobs count at Site C climbed up to just under 4,800 workers at the start of 2023, according to the latest employment figures from BC Hydro.

Mar 6, 2023 11:27 AM Read more >

Man fined for caging bear cub

Cub seized from Hudson's Hope area has since been released back into the wild

Mar 6, 2023 9:01 AM Read more >

Bolin to step down as B.C. Conservative leader

Leadership election to be held

Mar 3, 2023 9:02 AM Read more >

No path to restarting Taylor mill, Canfor says

Canfor Corp. says it is does not see a path forward to restarting its pulp mill operations in Taylor, and has begun exploring alternative uses for the site.

Mar 1, 2023 9:49 AM Read more >

No path to restarting Taylor mill, Canfor says

Canfor Corp. says it is does not see a path forward to restarting its pulp mill operations in Taylor, and has begun exploring alternative uses for the site.

Feb 28, 2023 3:51 PM Read more >