Category Archives: 2018
District of Kitimat issues water advisory
The District of Kitimat has issued a water advisory in an effort to conserve water during the dry weather. According to the District, the daily water consumption rate is usually around 6.4 million lit...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Terrace Fire Department barbecue raises over $5,000 for Telegraph Creek evacuees
A fundraiser put on by the Terrace Fire Department saw more than 600 burgers made and more than 5 thousand dollars raised last week. All of the money raised at the barbecue, which was a combined effor...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
RDBN rescinds evacuation order for small section of Shovel Lake zone
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has removed evacuation orders for two small sections of the Shovel Lake Wildfire’s area. Orders have been removed and replaced with alerts for: The Dog C...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Quesnel RCMP arrest Kamloops truck thief
RCMP in Quesnel were able to apprehend a man who stole a truck for Kamloops yesterday. Police originally responded to a call of a man acting suspicious around a truck, though the man had fled the scen...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Premier Horgan addresses media in Prince George
BC Premier John Horgan is in Prince George today as he embarks on a tour of northern communities effected by wildfires. Communication and health concerns were the key points when Horgan addressed medi...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Wildfire Officials hold public meeting for those defying evacuation orders
Officials from the BC Wildfire Service met with the public in Burns Lake yesterday in an attempt to better educate residents. According to the BC Wildfire Service, the situation is dire through much o...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Bike stop in Quesnel leads to drug and weapons discovery
A simple bicycle stop in Quesnel yesterday led to the discovery of drugs and weaponry. RCMP spotted a man riding a bike without a helmet early yesterday morning and pulled the man over. Police then di...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Tahltan Central Government asks province to ban hunting on their territories
The Tahltan Central Government have penned a letter to the Provincial Government requesting an immediate hunting ban on their territories. Due to the wildfires devastating Tahltan land, a local state ...
CFNRNews Aug 21, 2018
Torkelsen Lake fire evacuation alert
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has issued an evacuation alert for the Torkelsen Lake fire burning near Babine Lake. The alert is in effect for the area east of the Nilkitkwa Forest Service R...
CFNRNews Aug 20, 2018
Nominations now open for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sports Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2018 Premier’s Award for Indigenous Youth Excellence in Sports. The award is the result of a collaboration between the Indigenous Sport, Physical Activity, and R...
CFNRNews Aug 20, 2018