Category Archives: 2019
Two Cariboo projects receive gang reduction funding
Two Cariboo-based programs will benefit from community-based funding aimed at reducing gang and gun violence in BC. Nearly 208 thousand dollars will go to providing youth with an action plan to preven...
Apr 23, 2019
Prince George cyclist appears to run red in Monday collision
An apparent judgement error has landed a Prince George cyclist in hospital. Police were called out to the intersection of Winnipeg Street and Carney Street yesterday evening for reports of a collision...
Apr 23, 2019
More than $5.3 million in Rural Dividend funding announced for northern communities
Northern First Nations, governments, and not-for-profits will share in 5.3 million dollars in fresh provincial funding. That funding will be spread across 35 projects awarded funding under the BC Rura...
Apr 23, 2019
Terrace local among finalists for 2019 ThriveNorth Business Challenge
A local entrepreneur from Terrace is among 12 finalists of the 2019 ThriveNorth Business Challenge. Lucy Sager, who has lived and worked in the northwest for more than two decades, is nominated in the...
Apr 18, 2019
Medical students in the north being provided with opportunities to work with First Nations
Medical students in northern BC are being given an opportunity to visit and learn from First Nations communities thanks to the First Nations Health and Wellness Plan. That plan was the focal point of ...
Apr 18, 2019
Cleaner energy coming to South Peace
Nearly 84 million dollars in federal funding will help BC Hydro fill clean energy needs in the South Peace. With an influx of natural gas exploration and development, energy demands in the region will...
Apr 18, 2019
Mayor Bob Simpson says Quesnel is on provincial government's radar
Mayor Bob Simpson says Quesnel is on the provincial government's radar following a week of mingling with Ministers in Victoria. Simpson was initially in town to speak at a Forestry Conference. But Sim...
Apr 18, 2019
Premier disappointed in bad decisions leading to Chinook fishing restrictions
Premier John Horgan says he is disappointed that years of bad decisions have led to hefty DFO restrictions on Chinook Salmon fishing. In response to a massive decline in salmon populations, the DFO an...
Apr 18, 2019
Residents reminded to drink responsibly over long weekend
Residents are reminded to drink safely and responsibly over the long weekend after 14 individuals in Terrace spent last weekend sobering up with police. Four individuals were arrested on Friday for of...
Apr 18, 2019
Quesnel City Council approves 2019 Strategic Plan
Approval has been issued for a plan which will guide Quesnel City Council in 2019. Council has voted to approve their 2019 Strategic Plan, which defines the outcomes that Council intends to pursue in ...
Apr 18, 2019