Category Archives: 2018
Highway 37A closed for avalanche control
Highway 37A will be closed in both directions this afternoon for avalanche control. The Ministry of Transportation says the route will be closed from Stewart to Meziadin Junction from 1-4 p.m. Check D...
CFNRNews Feb 05, 2018
BC Civil Liberties Association hosting rights workshops across northern BC
The BC Civil Liberties Association and other watchdog organizations are in Terrace Monday holding workships with service providers and members of the pubic on Charter rights when interacting with poli...
CFNRNews Feb 05, 2018
Statement gathering for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Prince George
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls is in Prince George this week, but its commissioners are not. The commission is holding a statement gathering from families an...
CFNRNews Feb 05, 2018
Downed trees caused major internet, phone, and TV outage in Northwest BC
CityWest has provided more information about what caused a major outage of internet and phone services across Northwest BC Saturday night. The company says multiple trees came down on hydro lines east...
CFNRNews Feb 04, 2018
Winter storm warnings, snowfall warnings issued for Northwest, Central Interior
Environment Canada has issued a number weather warnings across a large swath of northern BC as another blast of winter moves inland. Terrace and Kitimat are under winter storm warnings with 15 cm of s...
CFNRNews Feb 04, 2018
Fibre break causes major internet/phone outage across Northwest
Thousands of customers from Haida Gwaii to Houston were unable to watch television, check email, or even make a phone call Saturday night into early Sunday. Photo Roger Smith CityWest confirms that th...
CFNRNews Feb 04, 2018
Snowfall warnings end, freezing drizzle advisory issued
The Northwest is no longer under a snowfall warning, but that doesn’t mean the weather is getting any easier to deal with. Environment Canada has lifted snowfall warnings for Terrace, Kitimat, a...
CFNRNews Feb 02, 2018
Province releases ridership snapshot of Highway 16 shuttle service
The BC government has released a snapshot of ridership one year after introducing enhanced transit services along the Highway 16 corridor. A news release from the Ministry of Transportation says about...
CFNRNews Feb 02, 2018
Coast Guard vessel arrives at stranded container ship
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel has arrived to assist a stranded container ship southwest of Haida Gwaii. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria says the Sir Wilfred Laurier arrived at midnigh...
CFNRNews Feb 02, 2018
Snow continues to pile up across the Northwest
Environment Canada has expanded snowfall warnings in the Northwest. Forecasters have added the Highway 16 corridor between Smithers and Terrace to the list along with Kitimat, Stewart, and Terrace. Th...
CFNRNews Feb 02, 2018