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Vancouver Island high school students to take part in traditional Indigenous canoe carving
School District 72 will be providing Indigenous students with a new way to carve out their leaderships skills while helping non-Indegnous students with a different kind of carving. Students at Carihi ...
Craig Ellis Feb 05, 2019

Rig fire closes Highway 16
Highway 16 could remain closed in both directions until noon Tuesday after a vehicle fire east of Burns Lake. Burns Lake Fire Rescue says a transport truck was fully engulfed in flames when crews got ...
Craig Ellis Feb 05, 2019 Photo credit Burns Lake Fire Rescue

Air quality advisory lifted for Houston
Houston residents can breathe easier. Northern Health and the environment ministry have ended an air quality advisory for the community. The advisory was issued Monday because of high levels of fine p...
Craig Ellis Feb 05, 2019

Frigid weather breaks temperature records
Environment Canada says a recent blast of Arctic air has resulted in record minimum temperatures for some northern B.C. communities. Smithers hit minus 33.3 degrees Celsius Sunday and minus 32.4 Monda...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019

Prince Rupert man missing for two months
RCMP say someone holds the key to solving the disappearance of a Prince Rupert man. It's been nearly two months since 27 year-old Binh Tran vanished and investigators want to speak to anyone who has i...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019

Burns Lake RCMP looking for wanted man
Burns Lake RCMP are asking for help tracking down a suspect. Police say Gary Alec Junior is wanted in connection with a number of offences, including sexual assault, assault, and break and enter. Gary...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019

Pollution prompts air quality advisory for Houston
Pollution has prompted an air quality advisory for Houston. Northern Health and the environment ministry say high concentrations of fine particulate matter are to blame. People with chronic medical co...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019

BC Ferries altering schedule in light of All Native Basketball Tournament
BC Ferries is altering their schedules for the next three weeks in preparation for the All Native Basketball Tournament. Mid Coast Connector, Inside Passage, and Haida Gwaii routes will all see altera...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019

Skeena Sawmills enters in to shipping deal with Pacific BioEnergy
Skeena Sawmills has agreed to a long-term shipping deal with Pacific BioEnergy. With their new pellet plant, managed by subsidiary Skeena BioEnergy, set to begin production in March, an overseas suppl...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019

Prince Rupert man banned from council chambers for issuing threats
One Prince Rupert resident has been banned from city hall after issuing threats to put two staff members "into the ground". Adrian Devison has been requesting city hall fix a crumbling retaining wall ...
Craig Ellis Feb 04, 2019