Category Archives: 2019
Tourism the most profitable industry in BC in terms of GDP contribution
Tourism in BC is set to receive a facelift with the introduction of a new framework. According to numbers discussed at the Tourism Industry Conference, the industry is actually BC's most profitable. W...
Mar 01, 2019
Northern Health says new Terrace MRI machine has reduced wait times across Northern BC
Patients from as far away as Prince George are feeling the impacts of a new MRI machine in Terrace. With the addition of the Terrace machine, Northern Health says that both wait times, and travel dist...
Mar 01, 2019
Baby Boomers use two times as much energy as millenials, according to BC Hydro report
A recent report from BC Hydro finds that, despite what they believe, baby boomers on average consume more energy than millennials. According to the report, while 53 percent of boomers think they use l...
Mar 01, 2019
Williams Lake investigation discovers unsafe firearms and illicit drugs
An RCMP investigation in Williams Lake has led to the seizure of multiple firearms and illicit drugs. Split between yesterday and today, the Cariboo-Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit executed multiple se...
Mar 01, 2019
Arctic outflow warning for Terrace and Kitimat
Terrace and Kitimat could be in store for some frigid conditions. Environment Canada has issued an Arctic outflow warning for both communities. A ridge of high pressure is expected to build up over th...
Feb 28, 2019
New Hazelton RCMP seeking wanted man
New Hazelton RCMP are trying to track down a wanted man. Mounties say 47 year-old Jamie Richard Hilbach is the subject of nine outstanding warrants, including escape from lawful custody, theft, and dr...
Feb 28, 2019
BC Bus North makes changes to Valemount to Prince George route
Changes are on the way for one BC Bus North route next month. Since BC Bus North launched, they have been actively gathering feedback on how best to fit the service to the needs of the community. As a...
Feb 28, 2019
Government asking for input on Employment Standards Act changes
BC residents are being invited to share their input prior to the province finalizing changes to the Employment Standards Act. Recognizing that the Act has not been comprehensively reviewed since 1994,...
Feb 28, 2019
Quesnel shortlisted for National Disaster Mitigation Program funding
Quesnel has been shortlisted for more than 240 thousand dollars in disaster mitigation funding. If the city is able to secure the funding, it would come from the National Disaster Mitigation Program, ...
Feb 28, 2019
Nisga'a and Tahltan reaffirm 2016 Memorandum of Understanding during Hobiyee
For the first time in the history of the two Nations, the Tahltan were invited on to Nisga'a territory to reaffirm their Nation-to-Nation relationship during Hobiyee. Chiefs from both nations first ma...
Feb 28, 2019