Category Archives: 2018

The BC government has announced $550 million dollars over ten years to create 1750 new homes for Indigenous people on and off reserve. Premier John Horgan made the announcement at the Prince George Na...

As of today, Northwest Community College is no more. The post secondary school is now known as Coast Mountain College. Coast Mountain College President and CEO Ken Burt says the school’s “...

The provincial government continued their efforts to renew expriring public service contracts over the weekend. This time they have reached a tentative agreement with the K-12 support staff, covering ...

1.5 million dollars in funding is being made available by the province to support healthy lifestyles among males. Announced yesterday in honour of Father’s Day, the funding will go to the Canadi...

After months of closed discussions with numerous groups, the government is now looking for public input on their Environmental Assessment process. Numerous changes to the process have already been sum...

Smithers RCMP say nine children were taken to hospital after they became sick while at a local hotel pool over the weekend. Police say the children and youth were playing at the Aspen Inn pool Saturda...

Much of Northern BC is expected to get its first heat wave of the summer this week. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement as a ridge of high pressure will lead to sunny skies and t...

Wildfire season may be heating up again, with crews tackling a small blaze south of Mackenzie over the weekend. Fire information officer Ryan Turcot says the BC Wildfire Service contributed 13 firefig...

BC Federation of Labour President Irene Lanzinger will visit picket lines at the Mount Polley Mine today. Lanzinger is scheduled to meet with members of United Steelworkers Local 1-2017 who say they w...

It’s been a slow and steady climb, but the Northwest Regional Airport’s air terminal expansion project is complete. The two-and-a-half year expansion saw the creation of a new departures t...