Category Archives: 2018
DFO to open commercial gill net sockeye fishery off North Coast Tuesday
It’s been one bad news story after another for Skeena salmon and the people who depend on them this season. But there is some good news for Skeena sockeye. Prince Rupert City councillor and Unit...
CFNRNews Jul 23, 2018
Watson Island back in business
The City of Prince Rupert says it has marked a major milestone in the development of a propane export terminal on Watson Island. Mayor Lee Brain says Pembina, as part of its agreement with Prince Rupe...
CFNRNews Jul 23, 2018
Tragic end to search for missing Telkwa woman
The search for a missing Telkwa woman near Terrace came to a tragic conclusion over the weekend. RCMP and Terrace Search and rescue began combing the Gossen Creek area July 5th, after 34 year-old Chan...
CFNRNews Jul 23, 2018
Hot spell expected across North and Central Coasts
North and Central Coast residents are in store for stretch of hot weather. Environment Canada says a ridge of high pressure will bring temperatures in the 30 degree range for Bella Coola, Kitimat, Ste...
CFNRNews Jul 23, 2018
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Cariboo, Prince George
Environment Canada says the Cariboo and Prince George could get large hail, heavy rain, and damaging winds. Forecasters have issued a severe thunderstorm watch for both regions due to a trough of low ...
CFNRNews Jul 22, 2018
Quesnel stabbing leaves one dead, another in critical condition
Quesnel RCMP are investigating a stabbing that left a man dead and a woman wounded. Police responded to a stabbing complaint at a Holborn Drive home Saturday where they found a 48-year-old man dead an...
CFNRNews Jul 22, 2018
RDBN rescinds wildfire evacuation alert near Vanderhoof
The situation around the Dog Creek Trail Wildfire northwest of Vanderhoof is improving. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has called off an evacuation alert due to reduced fire risk The BC Wild...
CFNRNews Jul 22, 2018
Driver in critical condition after Highway 97 crash
A driver is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after he was ejected from his vehicle during a crash in the South Cariboo Thursday. RCMP say the older Jeep Cherokee went off Highway 97 just nor...
CFNRNews Jul 20, 2018
Witset water system overloaded by sediment
Murky water is playing havoc with a Northwest BC First Nation’s water treatment plant. The Witset First Nation is advising residents to conserve water as high turbidity in the community’s ...
CFNRNews Jul 20, 2018
Crews continue to battle fires in the Cariboo
The largest wildfire in the Cariboo continues to be the Nazko Lake fire west of Williams Lake at 46 hectares. The BC Wildfire Service says there are 51 firefighters on scene. Officials say the Grain C...
CFNRNews Jul 20, 2018