Category Archives: News
Charles Hays Rainmakers win Provincial AA basketball championship
For the first time in 18 years, the Charles Hays Rainmakers are double-A provincial basketball champions. Finals wrapped up in Langley this weekend, where the Prince Rupert based secondary school secu...
Mar 11, 2019
Prince Rupert now accepting applications for business facade improvement program
20 thousand dollars in funding is being made available to improve the look of Prince Rupert businesses. Applications are now being accepted by the City's Economic Development Office for the 2019 intak...
Mar 11, 2019
Wolf killing contest in Williams Lake draws ire of environmentalists
Williams Lake has become the focus of a group of nearly 50 pro-animal activists speaking out over alleged "killing-contests". Environmentalists are calling for the Ministry of Forests and Lands to tak...
Mar 11, 2019
Crashes, slippery conditions along Northwest highways
Overnight snowfall is causing some trouble on northwest B.C. Highways. Kitimat RCMP responded to a collision on Highway 37, about 30 km north of Kitimat around 6:30. Police say it was initially report...
Mar 11, 2019
Air quality advisories ended in Houston and Terrace
A change in the weather has helped clear pollution out of two northwest B.C. communities. The environment ministry and Northern Health have ended air quality advisories for Terrace and Houston. The ad...
Mar 10, 2019
Suspicious death in Williams Lake
Williams Lake RCMP are investigating a suspicious death. Mounties say a deceased male was found in a 7th Avenue North parking lot between Save On Foods and the Sandman Hotel Saturday morning at 7:00 a...
Mar 10, 2019
Highway 97 closed north of Prince George
Highway 97 north of Prince George could be closed until Sunday night. Few details are available, but the route was shut down in both directions Sunday afternoon due to a vehicle incident just south of...
Mar 10, 2019
Controlled burns planned for 100 Mile area
The BC Wildfire Service is planning a series of controlled burns east of 100 Mile House. Crews will conduct open burns to reduce wildfire threats north of Horse Lake for the Imperial Ranchettes neighb...
Mar 08, 2019
Prince Rupert supportive housing project opens
Prince Rupert residents experiencing homelessness have a new resource to help them stay safe and warm. Crows Nest Lodge, a new supportive modular housing project with round the clock staffing, has ope...
Mar 08, 2019
Charges laid in relation to stabbing on Soucie Avenue in Terrace
Charges have been laid following a stabbing in Terrace from earlier in the week. 34 year-old Veronica Leanne Bolton is facing one count of manslaughter relating to the Wednesday incident. Initially, p...
Mar 08, 2019