Category Archives: 2018
Terrace campfire ban lifted
The Terrace Fire Department and the BC Wildfire Service have lifted the fire ban within the city of Terrace. Recent cool and wet weather has allowed the reevaluation of fire risks in the area, and as ...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
Nechako Lakes District Principal receives national award
An administrator with the Nechako Lakes School District has been recognized with a prestigious national education award. Leona Prince, District Principal of Aboriginal Education with School District 9...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
Province locks in maximum allowable rent increase for 2019
The Province has locked in the maximum allowable rent increase for 2019 at 4.5 percent. Landlords in BC are legally allowed to increase rental rates once per year by a rate equal to the inflation rate...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
Campfire bans lifted for certain fire zones
As of noon today, campfires will once again be allowed within the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction. The Centre joins the Prince George and Kamloops fire centres which also had their bans resci...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
BC registers lowest unemployment rate for full year
For the first time in the Province’s history, BC has had the lowest unemployment rate in the country for an entire calendar year. According to the August Labour Force Survey released today, Brit...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
Unconfirmed sightings of missing Smithers area teen
Smithers RCMP say there have been some unconfirmed sightings of a missing teen. The family of 19-year-old Jessica Patrick say she hasn’t been seen for a week. Police say Patrick, who also goes b...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
BC's first quarter financial growth larger than expected
British Columbia’s financial growth has blown away forecasts according to the First Quarter Fiscal Report for 2018-2019. The report, released this morning, shows BC’s surplus at a remarkab...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
Lower Post residents returning home
Those evacuated from Lower Post just over 2 weeks ago are headed home. Residents were forced from their homes in the northern BC community on August 21st after the Lutz Creek wildfire flared up and be...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
Provincial State of Emergency ended
The Provincial State of Emergency that had been in place since August 15th has officially come to an end. With wildfires winding down and cooler, more temperate, weather on the horizon, the provincial...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018
New Bill will refund those overcharged for medical procedures
Thanks to a new Bill, BC residents will find themselves better protected against medical billing and have better access to diagnostic procedures. Bill 92, which comes in to effect on October 1st, give...
CFNRNews Sep 07, 2018