Category Archives: 2019
Quesnel left searching for solution after changes to Canada's drinking water guidelines
Changes to Canada's drinking water guidelines have pushed Quesnel's supply in to an unacceptable range for one element. Under the new guidelines, released earlier this month, Quesnel currently sits ab...
May 31, 2019
Haida mortuary replica pole to be removed from Royal BC Museum due to safety risks
A Haida mortuary replica pole which had stood at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria for decades is set to come down next week. Pending final confirmation from the pole's origin clan, it is scheduled to b...
May 31, 2019
BC Wildfire Service preemptively sends 150 man camp to Dease Lake
Among rising temperatures and drought-like conditions, the BC Wildfire Service has preemptively set up camp in the northwest. A 150 person camp is being set up by the Service in Dease Lake to house a ...
May 31, 2019
Province funding 113 new child care spaces in Fort St John
Nearly 1.2 million dollars in provincial funding will help make child care services more readily available in Fort St John. In total, the investment will help too create 113 new child care spaces as p...
May 31, 2019
Vacancy rate of seniors homes in BC raises alongside cost increase
Facing a 5 percent average rent increase, the vacancy rate for seniors' homes across BC raised in 2019 the first time in 7 years. Seniors' housing in BC is split between two categories in the annual C...
May 31, 2019
Prince George man among those receiving Order of British Columbia
A Prince George innovator is among 15 fresh recipients of BC's highest honour. Lieutenant Governer Janet Austin announced the new appointments to the Order of British Columbia this morning. Prince Geo...
May 31, 2019
Northwest Fire Centre prepares for new and old fires to flare up with high heat and drought
The Northwest Fire Centre is responding to several new wildfires in the Cassiar Fire Zone and preparing for more starts given hot weather and drought conditions. There were three new fires this week r...
May 30, 2019
RCMP investigating fatal crash in Charlie Lake
Peace Region Traffic Services is investigating a fatal crash in Charlie Lake. Fort St. John RCMP and emergency crews were called out to a collision on 271 Road at Highway 97 around 4:30 Wednesday afte...
May 30, 2019
CRD says plastic a problem, but bag ban unlikely
While many B.C. municipalities look at banning plastic bags, a similar move by the Cariboo Regional District isn't likely. The CRD says while cities and towns have the power to regulate business trans...
May 30, 2019
Quesnel and Massett among airports receiving grant funding
Regional airports in Massett and Quesnel are among 16 receiving BC Air Access Program grants. In total, 8 million dollars in grants will be split across 21 projects to support safety and infrastructur...
May 30, 2019