Category Archives: 2019
Electrical Vehicle Charging stations could be on the way in Quesnel
A grant application will be submitted by Quesnel for two electric vehicle charging stations in the city. Approved by council yesterday, the application would cover 73 percent of the costs to install t...
Feb 06, 2019
Quesnel City Council approve 2019 Capital Budget
Quesnel City Council have set their 2019 Capital Budget at just over 21.6 million dollars. Roughly half of that budget is earmarked for the Public Works Facility, which will run the city 10.9 million....
Feb 06, 2019
Environment Minister breifly trapped in office by Coastal GasLink opposition
Protesters opposed to the Coastal GasLink pipeline breifly had BC Environment Minister George Heyman trapped inside his Vancouver office yesterday. Calling for a cease and desist of all CGL work on We...
Feb 06, 2019
Cullen calls Federal Court ruling a huge win for wild salmon
Skeena- Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is calling a Federal Court ruling made yesterday a huge win for wild salmon. Cullen was speaking on the Court's decision to overturn a DFO policy allowing salmo...
Feb 06, 2019
New report says BC Hydro hasn't been able to charge customers enough
According to BC Auditor General Carol Bellringer, BC Hydro hasn't been able to charge customers enough to cover costs. Bellringer's statement comes from a report in to rate-regulated accounting at BC ...
Feb 06, 2019
Mayor Simpson proud of Quesnel's curling accomplishments
Last week, Quesnel became the first ever community outside the lower mainland to host the Men's Provincial Curling Championships, an achievement which Mayor Bob Simpson says the City should be proud o...
Feb 06, 2019
City of Prince Rupert asks residents to be wary of thin ice
You know it's cold in Prince Rupert when people take to lakes in skates. But the City is reminding people to be cautious if they plan on lacing up on local bodies of water. Officials say just because ...
Feb 06, 2019
RCMP renew calls for information about missing Northern B.C. man
Fraser Lake RCMP are renewing a call for information about a man missing for nearly six years. Investigators say 55 year-old Delvin James D'Arcy was last in contact with family and friends February 13...
Feb 06, 2019
Thieves filling up with stolen fleet cards in Williams Lake
Williams Lake RCMP say thieves are filling up on stolen gas cards. Mounties have several reports of stolen fuel cards from fleet vehicles, including taxis and transport trucks. Investigators say, in a...
Feb 05, 2019
49 water storage structures reviewed near Dawson Creek for compliance
Multiple inspections in to water storage in the Kiskatinaw watershed near Dawson Creek have spawned eight investigations. Over the summer and fall of 2018, natural resource officers conducted reviews ...
Feb 05, 2019