Category Archives: 2019
Smithers RCMP seeking witnesses to hit and run
Smithers RCMP are seeking witnesses to a morning hit and run. Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Highway 16 and Main Street at roughly 9:45 this morning. Officers suspect driver ...
May 24, 2019
Copper River Estates fire claims mobile home
Firefighters from Thornhill and Terrace were on scene yesterday to extinguish a blaze that devastated a mobile home. Crews were dispatched to the fire at the Copper River Estates at just before 11:30 ...
May 24, 2019
Category 2 open fires once again banned in Northwest Fire Centre
As of noon today, a category 2 open fire ban previously rescinded by the Northwest Fire Centre is back on. Originally issued on May 6th, the ban was lifted over the long weekend due to favourable cond...
May 24, 2019
Construction begins on Indigenous student housing facility in Prince George
Construction is now underway on a 2.6 million dollar Indigenous student housing project in Prince George. Community members, provincial reps, Lheidli T'enneh members, and students gathered for the pro...
May 24, 2019
Terrace RCMP investigating ATV crash which sent one to hospital
A woman is in hospital in critical condition following an ATV crash in Terrace last night. At roughly 8:00 in the evening, RCMP responded to Matson Road for reports of the crash. It is believed that t...
May 24, 2019
Province invests another $31 million in Community Emergency Preparedness Fund
Local governments and First Nations are receiving an additional 31 million dollars in emergency preparedness funds. That money will go in to the province's Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, bring...
May 24, 2019
City of Terrace holding public hearing regarding addition of new zone
Terrace City Council will be holding a public hearing on Monday regarding a bylaw amendment and related rezoning. If approved, the amendment would alter the Official Community Plan to include a new Ba...
May 24, 2019
BC Court of Appeal thwarts province's attempts to regulate interprovincial oil shipments
British Columbia does not have the right to restrict oil shipments coming across its borders, according to a BC Court of Appeal decision. Made this morning, the decision is in response to a constituti...
May 24, 2019
Fort St John hosting walk and barbecue in honour of Moose Hide Campaign
Residents of Fort St John and the surrounding area will gather next month to take a stand against violence towards women and children. Shell Canada is partnering with the City of Fort St John to bring...
May 24, 2019
Province's Select Standing Committee on Finance to visit Prince Rupert and Kitimat
Residents of the Northwest looking to share ideas on the province's next budget will have a chance to do so next month. As part of their 2020 Budget consultation, the province's Select Standing Commit...
May 23, 2019