Category Archives: News
Liberal's final budget before election promises $4.5 billion in Indigenous investments
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has announced his Liberal's latest 5 year budget, which includes 4.5 billion dollars in Indigenous investments. According to the Federal government, the investments will ...
Mar 19, 2019
Quesnel's Teri Mooring set to take over as BCTF President this summer
Quesnel's very own Teri Mooring is set to take over as head of the BC Teacher's Federation. Mooring will take the reigns from current President Glen Hansmen on July 1st after being appointed to the po...
Mar 19, 2019
January sees drop in total illicit overdose deaths, but a jump in carfentanil detection
Overall, this January saw a significant decrease in illicit overdose deaths compared to last, but a troubling hop in carfentanil related deaths casts a shadow on the figures. According to a report rel...
Mar 19, 2019
Minister Doug Donaldson announces new wildfire strategies and funding
Additional prevention strategies and funding has been announced as we approach the 2019 wildfire season. As part of Budget 2019, wildfire management funding was increased by 58 percent, bringing it to...
Mar 19, 2019
Over 30 daytime temperature records set Monday
Mild weather continued to set temperature records across the province Monday. Environment Canada says 32 communities saw all-new daytime highs, including Chetwynd, Dease Lake, Prince Rupert, and Willi...
Mar 19, 2019
First TogetherBC program will help Prince George residents find work in the hospitality industry
British Columbia's first ever poverty reduction strategy is wasting no time getting started in Prince George. TogetherBC, announced yesterday, aims to reduce poverty in BC by 25 percent over the next ...
Mar 19, 2019
BC's Auditor General makes 3 recommendations to improve BC Hydro's cybersecurity
In a report released today, the Office of the Auditor General found BC Hydro to be effectively managing cybersecurity risks. Nonetheless, the audit still resulted in 3 recommendations being made to ti...
Mar 19, 2019
Dust advisories issued for Quesnel, Burns Lake, and Prince George
Spring-like weather has arrived, but winter leftovers on the roads are causing a dust-up in some northern B.C. communities. The environment ministry and Northern Health have issued road dust advisorie...
Mar 19, 2019 D.R.Gonzalez
Jason La Rochelle selected as Director of JIBC's Office of Indigenization
Jason La Rochelle has been selected as the new Director of the Justice Institute of BC's Office of Indigenization. La Rochelle is a member of the Haida Nation from Old Massett. Previously, La Rochelle...
Mar 19, 2019
Avalanche control work planned east of Stewart
Highway 37A will be closed Tuesday afternoon for avalanche control work. Crews will be working east of Stewart between Wards Pass Cemetery and the Meziadin Maintenance Yard starting at 1:30. Officials...
Mar 19, 2019