Category Archives: 2019
Wildfire service may fight fire with fire northwest of Fort Nelson
The BC Wildfire Service may fight fire with fire on a blaze burning 150 kilometres northwest of Fort Nelson. If the weather conditions are right, officials will conduct planned ignitions Wednesday aft...
May 29, 2019
Heavy smoke from wildfire near B.C.-Yukon border
Smoke from a wildfire near the BC-Yukon border is blanketing the area. The BC Wildfire Service says the Black Angus Creek fire about 40 km south of Lower Post was discovered Monday. The lightening-cau...
May 29, 2019
Lheidli T'enneh wants Indigenous trustee on local school board
A Prince George-area First Nation says it should have representation on the local school board. Lheidli T'enneh Chief Clay Pountney says about a third of District 57's students have Indigenous ancestr...
May 29, 2019
Northern Health leads BC authorities in launching staff emergency information tool
Northern Health has launched a new notification system to help staff stay informed during emergency situations. SnapComms is a desktop app which provides emergency notifications and updates to health ...
May 29, 2019
Indigenous group hopes to buy majority stake in Trans Mountain pipeline
An Indigenous-led organization that wants to buy a 51 percent stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline is in Victoria Wednesday. Project Reconciliation's Shane Gottfriedson spoke to reporters at the B.C. ...
May 29, 2019
Tahltan project among 48 receiving funding to end violence against Indigenous women
A Tahltan project is among 48 receiving provincial funding to fight gender-based violence in Indigenous communities. That funding comes by way of a series of small grants of between 25 hundred, and 16...
May 29, 2019
RCMP searching for suspects in 100 Mile House airport break-in
RCMP are investigating following a break-in at a 100 Mile House airport last week. Extensive damage was dealt to the doors of two hangers at the Wrangler Way airport during the robbery between May 17t...
May 29, 2019
Wildfire east of Williams Lake now listed as under control
A wildfire that sprouted up east of Williams Lake on Tuesday is now under control, according to the Cariboo Fire Centre. Initially reported as a 0.6 hectare blaze in the Mountain House Road area, crew...
May 29, 2019
Quesnel to hold consultations regarding Riverfront Development Planning Project
In an effort to take further advantage of the area's natural beauty, Quesnel is launching their Riverfront Development Planning project. While heavily used for recreation, Mayor Bob Simpson says the c...
May 29, 2019
Staffing shortages cut off IV chemotherapy treatment access on Haida Gwaii
Further staffing shortages at Northern Health mean Haida Gwaii residents may face an 8 hour ferry ride to receive a form of cancer treatment. Even with a recent escalation in recruitment efforts, Nort...
May 29, 2019