Category Archives: 2018
Terrace Council takes another step towards Downtown Action Plan
The City of Terrace’s much rumoured Downtown Action Plan could be sneaking closer to fruition after a bylaw recieved first and second readings in Council yesterday. Included in the plan are five...
CFNRNews Aug 28, 2018
Terrace Council bid long time community member Mo Takhar farewell
Terrace City Council took the time yesterday before their regular meeting to honour a longtime supporter of the community, Mo Takhar. Takhar moved to Terrace with his family from Prince Rupert in 1970...
CFNRNews Aug 28, 2018
Quesnel RCMP make an arrest in connection with Walmart robbery
Quesnel RCMP have made an arrest after two police officers were bear-sprayed during a Friday night robbery. Mounties arrested 23 year-old Aaron Stone Smart Saturday in connection with a robbery at Wal...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
ESS looking for volunteers in Kitimat-Stikine
Emergency Support Services is looking to add to their stable of volunteers in the Kitimat-Stikine. As a result of the wildfires impacting the northern part of the province, ESS is looking for new moti...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
Smithers Regional Airport unveils new departure lounge
The Smithers Regional Airport opened up their new 118 person departure lounge today. As part of the larger Airport Modernization Project, the lounge has expanded to allow larger planes to use the the ...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
Province makes agreement with 16,000 community service employees
Another agreement has been made as part of the provincial government’s Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate. This time more than 16 thousand employees within the Community Social Services Ba...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
Area restriction lifted near Valemount
As of tomorrow morning, an area restriction that had been issued southeast of Valemount will be rescinded. The area had covered a section of Crown Land in the Vicinity of the Hugh Allen Creek wildfire...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
Wildfire season officially second worst in BC history
This year’s wildfire season in BC is now officially the second worst on record, following only last year. Currently, nearly 1 million hectares of land has been burnt since April, closing in on t...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
Provincial Government invests in 33 public school projects in first 15 months
Set to invest nearly 2 billion dollars in the public school system over the next 3 years, the provincial government has released a snapshot of their plans and successes thus far. Over the first 15 mon...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018
Evacuation order for Shovel Lake wildfire continues to shrink
Another area has been cleared as the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako continues to rescind evacuation orders around the Shovel Lake Wildfire. This time the area north of Stella Road to east of Bec...
CFNRNews Aug 27, 2018