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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 In what was described as an \u201cannual tradition,\u201d the economic arm of a northeast B.C. First Nation gave back to the community this week in time for Christmas. Uujo Developments, the economic arm of Doig River First Nation (DRFN), donated alongside partners Fraction Energy Services to both the Fort St. John Friendship Society and the Fort St. John Women\u2019s Resource Society, as noted on DRFN\u2019s LinkedIn page. The donation to both organizations is for $7,500 each. A picture was taken with members of both parties, alongside Women\u2019s Resource Society fundraising coordinator Estefania Albornoz. \u201cWe are grateful for the big impact by the Fort St. John Women\u2019\u200as Resource Society and the Fort St John Friendship Society have in… <\/p>\n

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By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 In what was described as an \u201cannual tradition,\u201d the economic arm of a northeast B.C. First Nation gave back to the community this week in time for Christmas. Uujo Developments, the economic arm of Doig River First Nation (DRFN), donated alongside partners Fraction Energy Services to both the Fort St. John Friendship Society and the Fort St. John Women\u2019s Resource Society, as noted on DRFN\u2019s LinkedIn page. The donation to both organizations is for $7,500 each. A picture was taken with members of both parties, alongside Women\u2019s Resource Society fundraising coordinator Estefania Albornoz. \u201cWe are grateful for the big impact by the Fort St. John Women\u2019\u200as Resource Society and the Fort St John Friendship Society have in... <\/p>\n

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