Category Archives: 2018

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako issued an evacuation alert in the Takla Lake area due to a wildfire. The alert is in effect for an area surrounding Takla Lake, south of Mount Blanchet Park an...

With accommodations reaching capacity in communities hosting wildfire evacuees, Emergency Management BC (EMBC) is asking those not at risk to think about heading home. Officials say Emergency Social S...

Some Cariboo Regional District residents can go home after the CRD downgraded the evacuation order for 544 properties to an alert. The properties are located in the Northern CRD Boundary South to Tite...

Record-breaking hot and dry conditions have caused elevated drought levels across BC. Northern BC, coastal areas, and Vancouver Island are the most affected, with the Province issuing a Level 4 drough...

A month long investigation in Williams Lake has led to six arrests following a massive drug bust. RCMP started the investigation during the July long weekend, which eventually led them to a residence ...

The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services has released its public consultation schedule for its 2019 budget. Any BC resident can register for a public hearing to have their sugg...

The combined Alkali Lake superfire is now the largest fire burning in BC, covering nearly 12 hundred square kilometres. Crews today are attempting to slow the blaze’s rapid growth towards the co...

Evacuees from Lower Post are begging wildfire crews to let them return home to assist in firefighting efforts. The town was evacuated earlier in the week after the Lutz Creek Fire hopped the Liard Riv...

After a short struggle to open up the program, the provincial government’s Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative has taken off. Now with nearly 3 thousand child care providers across the province ...

Ridership on the Highway 16 Intercommunity Bus Service has spiked since Greyhound’s departure from the north. The BC Transit service saw about 5 thousand riders in its first year of service, but...