Category Archives: 2018
Pacific Salmon Foundation speaks on possible solutions
Amidst much uncertainty regarding the salmon fishing industry in northern BC, one foundation is offering up their plans for a solution. The Pacific Salmon Foundation is calling for a change over from ...
CFNRNews May 11, 2018
Evacuation alert issued for Ebenezer Flats area of Smithers
The Regional District of Bulkley Nechako has issued an evacuation alert for the Ebenezer Flats area of Smithers due to rising waters. The alert covers properties accessed through the the intersection ...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
Terrace RCMP arrest youth for stabbing
Terrace RCMP have made an arrest in connection with a stabbing last weekend. Mounties say they arrested a youth in connection with the case Monday. The investigation started after a man was treated in...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
2017 wildfire and flooding review makes 108 recommendations
A comprehensive review of last year’s unprecedented flooding and wildfires across BC lists 108 recommendations. A couple of the major themes contained in George Abbott and Chief Maureen Chapman&...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
UPDATE: Flood warning issued for Bulkley River
The BC River Forecast Centre has upgraded a flood watch to a flood warning for the Bulkley River near Smithers and Houston. Residents are asked to avoid the Bulkley River, maintaining a 15 foot distan...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
Haida Gwaii conservancy expanded
A conservancy on Haida Gwaii will see its borders increased thanks to a recent vote. The Duu Guusd Heritage site will see 12 hundred hectares added to its borders following a unanimous recomendation f...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
MP Cullen supportive of new Electoral Bill.
A new electoral reform bill has one local MP ready for change. Skeena- Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen says he is in support of the bill, which looks to ammend the Canada Elections Act, restricting sp...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
BC Alert testing has mixed success
While a test of the country’s new emergency alert system was largely successful in BC yesterday, some phones failed to light up. Emergency Management BC, who issued the alerts on behalf of the g...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
Rally in support of Trans Mountain Pipeline in Kamloops
In a twist on usual reports, hundreds of BC residents gathered in Kamloops yesterday to rally in support of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. The rally was an attempt to convince Kinder Morgan to continue ...
CFNRNews May 10, 2018
DFO says marine commercial/recreational Chinook restrictions could be next
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says Chinook salmon are facing unprecedented challenges right across the northeast Pacific. DFO North Coast Area Director Colin Masson says the recreational clos...
CFNRNews May 09, 2018