Category Archives: 2018
Dentists in BC over-prescribing anti-biotics, says BC Centre for Disease Control
According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, dentists in the province are prescribing too many anti-biotics. The Centre is concerned that the over-prescribing of the drugs is leading to drug resist...
CFNRNews Sep 13, 2018
Province denies local governments ability to opt out of speculation tax
Despite holding the approval of 80 percent of British Columbians, local governments are still not sold on the NDP’s housing speculation tax. During day 3 of the Unions of BC Municipalities annua...
CFNRNews Sep 13, 2018
Category 2 and 3 fires allowed once more in Northwest Fire Centre
Thanks to wetter and more temperate weather, category 2 and 3 fires are once again allowed within the Northwest Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. Now that the restriction has been lifted, residents wi...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
Staff shortage forces Sunday pool closure in Smithers
Very low staffing levels are forcing the Bulkley Valley Pool in Smithers to close down on Sundays. The board of directors says it’s hopeful that the Sunday closures will be short lived as it hop...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
Stewart RCMP ask residents to be bear aware
Stewart RCMP are reminding residents to be bear aware. With winter around the corner, police say bears in the region are making their way back to the rivers to prepare. The detachment is asking local ...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
Provincial and Federal governments partner on new funds for small communities
Smaller communities in BC are set to benefit from two new funding streams made possible by a partnership between the Federal and Provincial governments. Rural, remote, and Indigenous communities with ...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
Cheslatta Lake and Island Lake evacuation orders rescinded
All evacuation orders that had been in place due to the Cheslatta Lake and Island Lake wildfires have been rescinded in their entirety. While the evacuation zones are no longer in affect, area restric...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
Communities vote against open net salmon fishing in BC
Representatives from communities across BC voted today to rid the province of open net salmon farms. Instead, attendees of the UBCM convention voted in favour of resolution A2, which asks the province...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
BC Hydro hit with negative feedback over crisis fund
BC Hydro has been hit with a heap of negative feedback following the launch of their crisis fund project. The planned three year fund was set up by the BC Utilities Commission as a way to assist finan...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018
Crews begin to release gas from grounded barge in Haida Gwaii
Crews have begun the process of carefully releasing gas trapped inside a luxury fishing barge that ran aground in Haida Gwaii this weekend. The Hippa Barge, owned by Westcoast Resorts, came loose on S...
CFNRNews Sep 12, 2018