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Prince Rupert council signs off on second cannabis shop
Prince Rupert City Council has given its support to a second retail cannabis shop. Clarity Cannabis BC has applied for a licence to sell recreational marijuana from a store at 528 Third Avenue West. B...
Mar 26, 2019
Wildfire service says warm weather could mean fire flare-ups
Communities hit hard by last summer's wildfires may see some hot spots crop up as the weather warms. The BC Wildfire Service says overwintering fires happen when a wildfire that burned deep undergroun...
Mar 26, 2019
Kitimat Valley smoke prompts burning restriction
The Kitimat Fire Department is trying to help clear the air. The department has instructed all sites conducting burning to stop because of excessive smoke in the Kitimat Valley. Officials say those wi...
Mar 26, 2019
New proposed tax credit aims to attract LNG projects to BC and provide thousands of jobs
New legislation introduced by the provincial government today would provide tax credits to LNG development projects in BC. If the new legislation passes, it would do away with the LNG Income Tax Act a...
Mar 26, 2019
3 injured, one in critical condition, following Saturday collision in Prince George
Prince George RCMP are seeking witnesses to a serious collision from Saturday. Police were called to the corner of Highway 97 and 16 for reports of the single vehicle collision just after 4:00 in the ...
Mar 26, 2019
New animal control bylaw in Terrace will change the way dangerous dogs are classified
A new animal control bylaw received first, second, and third readings during yesterdays regular council meeting in Terrace. With the former bylaw having been ammended nine times since its inception in...
Mar 26, 2019
Project to honour Dr. Stanley Mills with plaque at site of former home presented to Terrace Council
A project to further honour the life and sacrifices of Doctor Stanley Mills and his wife was presented to Terrace City Council last night. Put forward by the 100 Year Celebration Committee, the projec...
Mar 26, 2019
Three projects to commemorate Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women come before Terrace Council
Three proposals for projects looking to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women came before Terrace City Council yesterday. All three of the projects, which will eventually come together as ...
Mar 26, 2019
Thornhill Fire Department extinguishes backyard fire around shipping containers
A small backyard blaze from this afternoon was extinguished quickly thanks to the Thornhill Fire Department. Crews originally responded to the fire on the 4500 block of Queensway Drive just after 2:00...
Mar 25, 2019
North Coast First Nations protest commercial herring opening
North Coast First Nations are upset with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans' decision to open a commercial herring fishery. The Lax Kw'alaams Band says a fleet of vessels are staging a demonstrati...
Mar 25, 2019