Category Archives: 2018
Smithers bans open fires
As of noon today, all campfires within the town of Smithers are banned until further notice. Open fires are also included in the ban, though flames contained within stoves using gas or propane are not...
CFNRNews Aug 03, 2018
Williams Lake RCMP make 6 high profile arrests on Thursday
Drug related offenses played a role in 5 of 6 high profile arrests made by Williams Lake RCMP yesterday. The first arrests were made when police pulled over a vehicle on Pigeon Avenue. While the 28 ye...
CFNRNews Aug 03, 2018
Alkali Lake wildfire update
An evacuation order remains in effect for an area near Alkali Lake. The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine issued the order earlier in the week due to a wildfire in the area threatening structures. ...
CFNRNews Aug 03, 2018
Province and Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance reach new framework agreement
The Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance and the provincial government have come to terms on a new agreement which sets them on the path to reconciliation. Respect and recognition of rights are the key fac...
CFNRNews Aug 03, 2018
New evacuation alerts and orders issued in Bulkley-Nechako
Wildfires have forced the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako to issue evacuation alerts for four new areas and an order for one. The first is from Purvis Lake to Tchentlo Lake, and from Driftwood Fo...
CFNRNews Aug 03, 2018
Prince George police looking for cold case information donors
RCMP in Prince George have received new information regarding a near 3 decade-old disappearance case. Ronnie and Doreen Jack, along with then-children Russell and Ryan went missing from Prince George ...
CFNRNews Aug 03, 2018
RDBN issues more wildfire-related evacuation alerts
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has issued three more evacuation alerts related to wildfire activity. One alert is in effect for the area Binto Wo Forest Service Road east to Holy Cross Cabin...
CFNRNews Aug 02, 2018
Alkali Lake Fire grows, Telegraph Creek not threatened
The BC Wildfire Service says the Alkali Lake Wildfire in the Northwest has grown to 100 hectares. While there is an evacuation order in place near the fire, officials say Telegraph Creek is not threat...
CFNRNews Aug 02, 2018
Quesnel RCMP investigating suspicious death
Quesnel RCMP and the North District Major Crime Unit are investigating a suspicious death. Mounties were called out to an assault complaint Wednesday night at a Nazko Road home. There they found the b...
CFNRNews Aug 02, 2018
Fire near Telegraph Creek prompts evacuation order
The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine has implemented an evacuation order for homes near a wildfire in the Telegraph Creek area. The BC Wildfire Service says the Alkali Lake fire is now six hectare...
CFNRNews Aug 02, 2018