Category Archives: 2019
Cariboo and Kitimat-Stikine each receive flood mitigation funding
Both the Cariboo and Kitimat-Stikine Regional Districts will receive a portion of new provincial emergency preparedness funds. 22 local and regional governments will share in 3 million dollars to supp...
May 16, 2019
Senate recommends rejecting proposed oil tanker moratorium
A Bill which would have banned oil tanker travel off BC's coast has been rejected by the Senate. Bill C-48 would have barred all oil tankers carrying more than 12,500 tonnes of crude oil from west coa...
May 16, 2019
Cullen frustrated with DFO response to Ecstall River controversy
Skeena Bulkley-Valley MP Nathan Cullen says it's time for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to provide clear and swift action after a controversial incident on the Ecstall River last year. The DF...
May 15, 2019
Terrace RCMP bumping up long weekend enforcement
Terrace RCMP and its partners are teaming up to provide extra patrols during the Victoria Day long weekend. Police, along with conservation officers, park rangers and DFO will be conducting additional...
May 15, 2019
Terrace urges residents to extinguish camp fires
The City of Terrace is cautioning residents to fully extinguish any camp fires. The reminder comes after the fire department recently responded to a number of small unattended fires throughout the cit...
May 15, 2019
Safe Boating Day at Rushbrook Harbour
North Coast residents interested in finding out more about safe boating will have a chance this Sunday. Prince Rupert RCMP and the Port Edward Harbour Authority are hosting a Safe Boating Day at Rushb...
May 15, 2019
Budget consultations begin next month
B.C. residents will soon get a chance to have a say about what they'd like to see in the next provincial budget. The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services will hold 15 community...
May 15, 2019
RDBN calls off evacuation alert for Lejac Wildfire
Crews fighting a wildfire east of Fraser Lake appear to have the upper hand. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako rescinded an evacuation alert for an area near the Lejac Wildfire late Tuesday aft...
May 14, 2019
Fuel management scheduled for Dease Lake area
The BC Wildfire Service and Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine are hoping to cut the wildfire risk around Dease Lake. The fuel management project, which will cover 23 hectares in the spring and summ...
May 14, 2019
Northern Health says no confirmed cases of measles in the Northwest
Northern Health says it has no confirmed cases of measles in its region, including Terrace/Kitimat. The comment comes as staff at the Haisla Community School sent out a notice about a possible, but un...
May 14, 2019