Category Archives: 2019
May hot and dry for Northwest and Cariboo communities
Environment Canada says communities in the Northwest and the Cariboo recorded some record temperatures last month. The City of Terrace was ranked number one for the warmest May on record, with an aver...
Jun 05, 2019
Federal Minister of Indigenous Services says government already taking action on MMIWG final report
Canada's Minister of Indigenous Services says his government is already taking action following Monday's presentation of the Inquiry in to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls' Final Report...
Jun 05, 2019
Wokeley pleads guilty to 2014 murder of Pamela Napoleon
In a surprising turn of events, Leon Wokeley has pleaded guilty to the 2014 murder of Blueberry River First Nation member Pamela Napoleon. Wokeley had been scheduled to go on trial for second degree m...
Jun 05, 2019
DFO will soon begin testing for virus found harmful to Scandinavian Atlantic Salmon
In response to a February court ruling, the DFO will soon begin testing BC fish farm operations for a deadly salmon virus. Prior to that ruling, aquaculture activists had spent over 6 years fighting f...
Jun 05, 2019
Senate committee report pans tanker ban bill
A Senate committee calls the federal government's North Coast oil tanker ban bill divisive, discriminatory, and says it will ramp up resentment of Indigenous Peoples. The transportation committee's re...
Jun 05, 2019
Quesnel Mayor clarifies what new Carbon Review Coordinator will bring to the City
Last week, the City of Quesnel was approved to receive federal grant funding to hire a Carbon Review Coordinator. Today, Mayor Bob Simpson explained exactly what that means for the community. Referrin...
Jun 05, 2019
Prince Rupert joins in on Recreation and Parks month
Residents of Prince Rupert are being asked to join in on the City's first ever Recreation and Parks month throughout June. Prince Rupert is one of a number of communities to join in on the BC Recreati...
Jun 05, 2019
School playground equipment stolen
Prince George RCMP are trying to track down a very specific piece of playground equipment stolen from a local school. Police were called to cole Franco-Nord Tuesday morning after someone took the clim...
Jun 05, 2019
Williams Lake RCMP looking for missing woman and male associate
Williams Lake RCMP are asking for public assistance in the search for a missing woman. 29 year-old Trudy Stonechild was reported missing by her family at just after noon today. Stonechild is described...
Jun 04, 2019
Search suspended for man swept away by Peace River
North District RCMP say efforts to find a man swept away in the Peace River last week have been called off. Police have not released his name, but an online fundraising campaign has identified the mis...
Jun 04, 2019