Category Archives: News
Province utilizing helicopters to try and limit spread of beetles in Williams Lake area
For a third straight year, the province will be attempting to mitigate the spread of Douglas Fir Beetles by employing helicopter logging in the Williams Lake area. Helicopter logging operations are ex...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
Emergency Support Services stresses communication as wildfire response finally wraps up
For most of us, the wildfire season has been over for over a month, but for Emergency Support Services in the Kitimat Stikine, operations are just now winding down. An unprecedented five months of res...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
Canada Post caught up on deliveries
Canada Post says it’s just about caught up on its deliveries, 3 weeks after postal workers were forced back to work. As a result, normal holiday delivery times and guarantees have been restored ...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
BC housing market facing mild recession over next 3 years
Forecasters are expecting a mild recession currently facing the BC housing market to continue for the next 3 years. Home transactions across the province dropped by 17 percent in 2018, while the media...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
Destination BC investing in Indigenous Tourism
Destination BC is set to provide 1 million dollars in funding to Indigenous Tourism following a record setting year. In 2017, Indigenous tourism in the province hit a record high 705 million dollars i...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
Dawson Creek RCMP searching for missing person
Dawson Creek RCMP are seeking public assistance in the search for a missing man. 49 year-old Kenneth Law has had sporadic contact with his family, but has not revealed his location since he was last s...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
Terrace shoppers donate more than 5,000 pounds of food during Cram the Cruiser event
Residents of Terrace came out in droves to show their holiday generosity this weekend for the annual Cram the Cruiser event. Put on by local RCMP, the event aims to collect food donations and gift car...
CFNRNews Dec 18, 2018
RCMP looking for missing Prince George woman
RCMP are asking for help finding a missing Prince George woman. Investigators say 23 year-old Kari Lea-Anne Baxter was last seen in Prince George December 1 and was reported missing to police December...
CFNRNews Dec 17, 2018
Gale force winds expected for Haida Gwaii and the North Coast
Haida Gwaii and the North Coast of B.C. can expect gale force winds between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning for coastal areas of the North Coast and ...
CFNRNews Dec 17, 2018
Prince Rupert, Williams Lake, and Quesnel among new communities offering passport services
Prince Rupert, Williams Lake, and Quesnel are among a slew of new communities across the country set to receive passport services. Existing Service Canada Centres at the locations will offer the servi...
CFNRNews Dec 17, 2018