Category Archives: News
Backyard fire on Queensway prompts response from Thornhill fire crews
Members of the Thornhill and Terrace Fire Departments responded to a backyard fire on Queensway Drive this afternoon. Thornhill fire crews were on scene on the 4500 block of Queensway just after 2:00 ...
Mar 25, 2019
Bridge Lake Provincial Park to expand
The BC government is expanding some provincial parks and protected areas, including one in the Cariboo. Proposed amendments to the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act would add 29 hectares to Brid...
Mar 25, 2019
Mother continues to search for missing son
Nearly a year after her 16 year-old son went missing from Prince George, Phyllis Fleury continues to search for him. Colton Fleury was last seen May 3rd, 2018, but a number of reported sightings in Va...
Mar 25, 2019
Police do not believe death of Terrace man to be suspicious
Terrace RCMP do not consider the death of a 49 year-old man from Friday afternoon to be suspicious. At roughly 3:30 on Friday afternoon, police were called out to the trails behind the courthouse wher...
Mar 25, 2019
Winter ticks pose little threat to humans; still a problem for moose populations
According to brass with the province's Winter Tick Survey Program, the tiny creatures do not pose a health risk to humans. Concerns have increased lately, with an abundance of the bug being reported i...
Mar 25, 2019
Province makes changes to Supreme Court rules for second time this year
For the second time this year, the province is making changes to the way the BC Supreme Court handles motor vehicle action cases. On February 11th, changes were made to reduce expert evidence and opin...
Mar 25, 2019
Homes evacuated in Quesnel during police negotiations on Saturday
RCMP in Quesnel are revealing very little regarding an incident which saw a number of homes evacuated this weekend. Police were intitially called to the 200 block of Ritchie Street at roughly 3:30 Sat...
Mar 25, 2019
Province makes largest one-time investment in Search and Rescue in province's history
Ground Search and Rescue teams across BC will be receiving 18.6 million dollars in additional provincial funding. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth called the one-time payment a top-up of fundi...
Mar 25, 2019
Quesnel developing new volunteer recognition program
Volunteers from all walks of life are set to be honoured in Quensel as the city hashes out a new volunteer recognition program. After 37 years, City Council disbanded the Quesnel Volunteer Citizen of ...
Mar 25, 2019
Prescribed burns taking place near Williams Lake over next month
Six weeks of fuel management burning around Williams Lake is beginning today. Residents of Williams Lake and the surrounding communities way be able to see smoke while the burning is underway. BC Wild...
Mar 25, 2019