Category Archives: News
Thieves filling up with stolen fleet cards in Williams Lake
Williams Lake RCMP say thieves are filling up on stolen gas cards. Mounties have several reports of stolen fuel cards from fleet vehicles, including taxis and transport trucks. Investigators say, in a...
Feb 05, 2019
49 water storage structures reviewed near Dawson Creek for compliance
Multiple inspections in to water storage in the Kiskatinaw watershed near Dawson Creek have spawned eight investigations. Over the summer and fall of 2018, natural resource officers conducted reviews ...
Feb 05, 2019
Highway 16 open to single-lane alternating traffic
Highway 16 has re-opened to single-lane alternating traffic east of Burns Lake. The route was shut down shortly after midnight Tuesday when a loaded lumber truck caught fire near the Babine Forest Pro...
Feb 05, 2019
Federal government tables Indigenous Languages Act
The federal government has introduced a bill to preserve Indigenous languages in Canada. The Federal Liberals say the Indigenous Languages Act will establish a federal commissioner to help support the...
Feb 05, 2019
17 to 18 million in budget for Seven Sisters mental health residence replacement
Time may be running short for the Seven Sisters regional mental health residence facility in Terrace. Adjacent to the current Mills Memorial Hospital, the residence looks to be a casualty of the 380 m...
Feb 05, 2019
New provincial campaign rules hit political party wallets hard
New campaign finance rules have reportedly led to a significant decrease in political party donations. Last year, the NDP brought in new rules which capped provincial donations by individuals at 12 hu...
Feb 05, 2019
DFO testing methods ruled unlawful by Federal Court
Failing to test for a fatal disease has landed the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in a bit of hot water. In September, biologist Alexandra Morton teamed up with the 'Namgis First Nation to sue the...
Feb 05, 2019
Attorney General asked to intervene in legal proceedings for Wet'suwet'en pipeline arrests
Twelve of the fourteen Wet'suwet'en members arrested during last month's RCMP injunction enforcement at a Gidimt'en checkpoint made their first court appearance yesterday. Each of the fourteen face ch...
Feb 05, 2019
Government of Canada to launch MMIWG commemoration fund
A new commemoration fund is being established by the federal government to honour the lives and legacies of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls. Minister for Women and Gender Equality Mary...
Feb 05, 2019
UPDATE: Ministry says Highway 16 remains closed with local detour in place
Local traffic is starting to move after a vehicle fire closed Highway 16 east of Burns Lake. RCMP says a loaded lumber truck caught fire near the Babine Forest Products entrace along the highway aroun...
Feb 05, 2019 Photo credit Burns Lake Fire Rescue