Category Archives: News
Winter storm warning continues
The snow continues to pile up across parts of northern B.C. Environment Canada has continued a winter storm warning for Smithers, Burns Lake, the South Peace, and Central Interior. Forecasters expect ...
Feb 01, 2019
Quesnel RCMP crack down on property crime
Quesnel Mounties say they've made several arrests in the last week as police focus on property crime in the area. The detachment says its Crime Reduction Unit has been focused on several people believ...
Feb 01, 2019
Tax rate increase likely for CRD in 2019
It's looking like a tax increase is in line for residents of the Cariboo Regional District in 2019. With the budget set to raise from 48.3 million dollars to 48.9 million, the District has proposed a ...
Feb 01, 2019
Food service establishments in Prince Rupert should still be boiling tap water
Food service establishments and businesses in Prince Rupert are being reminded that they should still be boiling their water before use. While a boil water notice that had plagued the City was reduced...
Jan 31, 2019
More than 20 northern organizations receive BC Gaming Grants Funding
More than 20 organizations in northern BC will be receiving funding from the province's community gaming grants. All of the organizations have a focus on public safety and environmental conservation. ...
Jan 31, 2019
Grand Chief's report leads to child and youth care hiring changes
Grand Chief Ed John's report in to Indigenous child welfare has led the Ministry of Children and Family Development to employ new hiring standards. These new standards will be applied to applicants fo...
Jan 31, 2019
Rio Tinto receives highest certification in industry
Rio Tinto has received the highest internationally recognized certification for environmental, social, and governance practices in the aluminum indutry. Both the Bc Works Smelter and Kemano Power Oper...
Jan 31, 2019
RDBN wants to know if residents around Smithers would pay for fire trailer
RDBN director Mark Fisher wants to know how much Smithers residents are willing to pay for wildfire protection. Fisher has launched a survey for residents of Smithers Rural Area A to determine public ...
Jan 31, 2019
Aboriginal graduation rate in Prince Rupert drops in 2018
Aboriginal student graduation rates in Prince Rupert have dropped 8 percent below the provincial average. According to a report released by the Ministry of Education, Indigenous high school students i...
Jan 31, 2019
Second year of Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan more than triples use
Ridership more than tripled in the second year of the Highway 16 Transportation Action Plan. Celebrating its second anniversary, the plan has provided safe inter-community travel to roughly 18 thousan...
Jan 31, 2019