5 things you need to know: Thursday, Aug.15

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The mayor of Fort St. James declared a state of local financial crisis around a month ago after a saw mill sold and closed in June, leaving just over 200 people unemployed.The move was made in hopes to create job opportunity programs by the federal and provincial governments to prevent workers from leaving the community.

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