North West Company
Historical fur-trading company
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| August 13 2024 | Debbie Baich resigned as mayor of Rocky Mountain House, with deputy mayor Marley Capraro appointed as acting mayor. |
| May 27 2024 | Evacuation order rescinded, allowing residents to return. NorthRiver Midstream shut down their natural gas plant and laid off 48 employees due to the wildfire and lack of stable gas supply. |
| May 10 2024 | Entire town of Fort Nelson evacuated due to a massive wildfire near Parker Lake. |
| 2023 | About a thousand people were evacuated from the centre due to a wildfire threat. |
| 2021 | The Sikh population in Fort St. James significantly declined to just 20 residents, representing only 1.5% of the municipality's population. |
| 2021 | Christine Francoeur begins her term as mayor of Fort-Coulonge, continuing to serve as of the current date |
| 2021 | The Tłı̨chǫ Highway (Northwest Territories Highway 9) opened, providing the first all-season road access to Whatì, replacing the previous winter road-only connection. |
| 2021 | Statistics Canada conducted the Census of Population, recording Rocky Mountain House with a population of 6,765 living in 2,693 of its 3,075 total private dwellings. |
| 2021 | A partnership of Rio Tinto and Star Diamond Corporation announced significant finds of commercial-grade diamonds in the Fort à la Corne kimberlite field. |
| 2021 | Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada recorded Fort Chipewyan's population as 798 living in 309 of its 387 total private dwellings. |
| October 20 2021 | Rocky Mountain House was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 9:20pm MDT, which was the second-strongest earthquake in Alberta's history. |
| June 30 2021 | Recorded the highest temperature ever in Fort Chipewyan, highlighting an extreme weather occurrence. |
| March 2021 | Fort Nelson First Nation receives $40.5 million in funding to develop the Clarke Lake Geothermal Project, aiming to drive economic development in the region and serve as a model for indigenous clean energy initiatives across Canada. |
| 2020 | Due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Northern Lights festival was unable to attract tourists to the Fort Nelson region, significantly impacting local tourism. |
| 2020 | Debbie Laporte serves as interim mayor of Fort-Coulonge |
| 2020 | Completion of the Fort Chipewyan Solar Farm, a 2.2 MW-capacity project that is expected to supply approximately 25 percent of the community's energy and replace 800,000 litres of diesel fuel annually, with a 1.5 MWh battery storage system. |
| March 26 2020 | The shuttered Tackama mill was set on fire, suffering significant damage, with RCMP called to investigate potential criminal activity. |
| February 28 2020 | NorthRiver Midstream announced the complete shutdown and deactivation of the only gas plant and associated pipelines, resulting in significant job losses of eight local people. |
| January 1 2020 | NorthRiver Midstream, a Brookfield Infrastructure subsidiary, completed the purchase of Enbridge assets in northeastern British Columbia, including the biggest private employer in Fort Nelson. |
| 2019 | Construction began on the Fort Chipewyan Solar Farm, developed by Three Nations Energy LP and designed by ATCO, with ownership shared by Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, Mikisew Cree First Nation, and Fort Chipewyan Métis Local 125. |
| March 2019 | First annual Northern Lights Festival held, attracting hundreds of international visitors and featuring dog sled races, northern lights viewing, indigenous cultural celebrations, and concerts. |
| 2018 | Greyhound Canada discontinued its bus depot service in Fort Nelson, significantly impacting local transportation and access to medical services, with BC Bus North providing only once-weekly scheduled service afterwards. |
| 2018 | Saginas Lake site became part of the Porcupine Hills Provincial Park, changing its status from a Hudson Bay Regional Park recreation site. |
| 2018 | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo municipal census reported Fort Chipewyan's population as 918, marking a decline from the 2012 population count of 1,008. |
| 2018 | Parks Canada announced naming a new research vessel after David Thompson, to be used for underwater archaeology and marine science research. |
| February 2018 | The site's name was changed to Snake River Fur Post. |
| 2017 | CBC national broadcaster reported Highway 97 through Fort Nelson as 'one of the deadliest stretches of highway in the province', confirming a 2015 Global News report about highway safety concerns. |
| 2017 | Gaston Allard becomes mayor of Fort-Coulonge, serving until 2020 |
| 2016 | The community celebrated its bicentennial, marking 200 years since the settlement's founding. |
| 2016 | Statistics Canada conducted a census of Rocky Mountain House, recording a population of 6,635 living in 2,599 of its 2,954 total private dwellings. |
| 2016 | Census of Population by Statistics Canada recorded Fort Chipewyan's population as 852 living in 295 of its 372 total private dwellings. |
| 2016 | Posthumously named a National Historic Person. |
| 2014 | Major decrease in oil prices significantly impacted Fort Nelson's economy, leading to a substantial contraction with reduced business licenses, declining school enrollment, and increased mortgage foreclosures. |
| 2014 | Collapse of oil prices decimated the natural gas industry, leading to shutdown of local production by major oil companies like Apache, Nexen, and Encana. |
| September 2014 | Fort Chipewyan, in collaboration with Keepers of the Athabasca, installed a 1.8 kW solar array on the roof of the Elder Lodge for emergency backup power. |
| 2013 | The Gursikh Temple was donated to the Victory Christian Church, marking a significant shift in the local religious landscape. |
| 2012 | The Town of Rocky Mountain House's municipal census counted a population of 7,300, representing a 1.0% increase from its 2007 population. |
| 2012 | The Pembina Institute completed an energy baseline study for Fort Chipewyan, examining the community's energy consumption and potential. |
| 2011 | Fort Okanogan State Park was transferred out of state ownership to the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation due to budget constraints. |
| 2010 | A National Geographic documentary about David Thompson was officially released, highlighting his historical significance and explorations. |
| September 2010 | The shipwreck case was being heard by U.S. District Judge Richard Arcara, with Northeast Research Ltd appealing the previous ruling. |
| May 2010 | A New York magistrate ruled against raising the shipwreck, enforcing the state's 'in situ preservation' policy. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Hudson Bay Regional Park, USS Caledonia (1812), Snake River Trading Post, Fort St. James, Fort-Coulonge, Rocky Mountain House, Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Fort Chipewyan, David Thompson (explorer), Spokane House, Whatì, Fort Fraser, British Columbia, Fort Okanogan, Fort de la Corne & Alexander Mackenzie (explorer), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.