Category Archives: 2018

The Nisga’a Lisims Government has lifted its campfire ban. The NLG put the prohibition in place July 26th because tinder dry conditions in Nisga’a territory. Officials are reminding people...

Higher standards are the focus of new BC building code changes slated for the end of the year. Most of the changes are to make buildings more accessible to those with disabilities, helping to hold BC&...

With Fort St. James now no longer under evacuation alert from the Shovel Lake wildfire, things are getting back to normal. Northern Health says it plans to repatriate patients who were moved from Fort...

Lee Brain says he’ll be seeking a second term as Prince Rupert mayor. Brain made it official on his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon, saying he made the decision to run again after some “ca...

The City of Prince Rupert will be sending a letter to Ottawa over the federal government’s plan to put Ridley Terminals up for sale. Council passed a motionTuesday evening to have city staff dra...

Prince George RCMP are seeking public assistance in an investigation in to a suspicious incident from this weekend. The incident took place on Saturday afternoon in the College Heights area where a 16...

With the new school year underway, many children will be returning to understaffed faculties accroding to the BC Teachers’ Federation. Federation president Glen Hansman is blaming the provincial...

A Terrace woman and a Williams Lake man are among 40 recipients of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers for 2018. Donna Ziegler, of Terrace, has spent more than 40 years volunteering with numero...

The BC government says better winter highway conditions are ahead with a new 10-year maintenance contract in the Lakes District. The province has awarded the contract to current operator Lakes Distric...

The Lutz Creek wildfire near Lower Post was the beneficiary of favourable weather over the weekend. A return to more seasonal temperatures and rainy conditions has the blaze down to 76 thousand hectar...