Category Archives: 2019
Quesnel City Council approves healthcare professional housing pilot
A unique idea put forward by Quesnel City Council could help ease moving pains for healthcare workers. During discussions on how to improve recruitment and retention of healthcare professionals, Counc...
Apr 18, 2019
Fort St John RCMP seek help to identify suspect
Fort St John RCMP are seeking public assistance in identifying a break and enter suspect. Police acquired surveillance footage of the suspect as part of an investigation in to a break in on the 9800 b...
Apr 18, 2019
New urgent care clinic and primary care network coming to Prince George
Improved access to team-based primary health care in coming to Prince George and the surrounding area. Premier John Horgan was in Prince George today to announce a new urgent primary care centre, as w...
Apr 17, 2019
RCMP locate deceased body of missing man in Thornhill
Terrace RCMP have located the body of a man reported missing in late March. Police located the man's deceased body in Thornhill yesterday evening. Officers do not consider the death to be suspicious a...
Apr 17, 2019
New emergency department and ICU approved for GR Baker Memorial Hospital
Plans to bring a new state of the art Intensive Care Unit and emergency department to GR Baker Memorial Hospital have been approved. Premier John Horgan was alongside Health Minister Adrian Dix in Que...
Apr 17, 2019
New trails coming to Quesnel to expand Wonderland Trail network
Four new bike trails will add approximately 6 kms to Quesnel's Wonderland Trails Network. A partenership between the City of Quesnel, Cariboo Regional District, and Gold Rush Cycling Club will allow t...
Apr 17, 2019
Prince Rupert Council approve 2019 mayor and councillor salaries
Prince Rupert City Council has finalized the 2019 salaries for the mayor and councillors. Mayor Lee Brain will now receive 75 thousand dollars for his full-time position, while councillors will take h...
Apr 17, 2019
Water is life for coastal communities, says MLA Jennifer Rice in Senate Committee testimony
In a testimony delivered before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communication, Northcoast MLA Jennifer Rice reaffirmed her support for Bill C-48. Bill C-48 looks to enact a moratorium banning la...
Apr 17, 2019
Criminal Justice System changes look to address systematic discrimination against Indigenous Peoples
Changes to BC's criminal justice policies will address bias and systematic discrimination against Indigenous peoples. In a statement released today, the BC Prosecution Service says the system is faili...
Apr 17, 2019
Province comes to agreement with Cheslatta Carrier Nation to right 67 year-old wrong
In an effort to right a wrong committed more than 6 decades ago, the province has reached an agreement with the Cheslatta Carrier Nation. Back in 1952, the Nation was forced off of their traditional l...
Apr 17, 2019