Category Archives: 2019
Educational and life supports being made available for survivors of abuse
Additional educational supports will soon be made available for victims of violence and abuse. This morning, the Ministry of Advanced Education announced annual funding of 5 million dollars to go towa...
Apr 15, 2019
First quarter Northwestern real estate sales numbers see slight drop compared to 2018
Smithers was the only major community in Northwestern BC to see an increase in housing sales through the first quarter of 2019, when compared to 2018. In total, Smithers saw 44 units sold through Marc...
Apr 15, 2019
Cariboo volunteer fire departments team up with Wildfire Service near Barlow Creek
A pair of volunteer fire departments in the Cariboo teamed up with the BC Wildfire Service to tackle a number of grass fires on Friday evening. Volunteer fire fighters from the Quesnel department rece...
Apr 15, 2019
MP Nathan Cullen to attend hearings on matter close to heart
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen will be on hand as Senators gather to discuss an issue initially championed by the MP nearly 5 years ago. Senators on the Standing Committee on Transport and Com...
Apr 15, 2019
Northern Health confirms TB case at college
Northern Health says it's following up with a number of people after a case of tuberculosis at a Prince George college. Officials confirmed the illness in someone at the College of New Caledonia and i...
Apr 15, 2019
Police service dogs help take down two fleeing thieves in Prince George
Two police service dogs helped take down a pair who attempted to flee from police in Prince George this morning. At around 7:15 this morning, an officer noticed a Ford pick-up which had been reported ...
Apr 12, 2019
CRD acclaims 10 volunteer fire chiefs and appoints 4 replacements
Four new fire chiefs are among those appointed to the Cariboo Regional District's 14 volunteer fire departments. Chris Haddad of the 108 Mile department, Jim Sales of the Ten Mile department, Lance Wi...
Apr 12, 2019
Rudy Johnson Bridge fully open to traffic
The road leading to the Rudy Johnson Bridge is fully open to traffic. Traffic across the bridge near Williams Lake was shut down earlier Friday after a mudslide came down in the area.
Apr 12, 2019 Photo MOT
7th annual Northern Emergency Support Services Training Conference to be held in Prince George this weekend
More than 200 emergency responders will gather in Prince George this weekend for the Northern Emergency Support Services Training Conference. Entering the 7th year of the annual conference, attendees ...
Apr 12, 2019
Mudslide closes Rudy Johnson Bridge near Williams Lake
A slide has closed access to a bridge over the Fraser River near Williams Lake. The Ministry of Transportation says Buckskin Road, part of West Fraser Road, is closed in both directions due to a mudsl...
Apr 12, 2019