Category Archives: News
Quesnel planning multiple large-scale public sector projects for 2019
Four large-scale public sector projects in Quesnel are hoping to acquire provincial and grant approval in 2019, according to Mayor Bob Simpson. A new junior secondary school on Maple Drive, and emerge...
CFNRNews Dec 13, 2018
Terrace City Council lays out 5 year financial plan
Terrace City Council met yesterday to establish their financial plan for the next 5 years. Over the next 5 years, council is projecting a revenue of just under 23 million per year, granting them a pro...
CFNRNews Dec 13, 2018
BC Transit offering free service in Kitimat on New Year's
Those opting to take the bus in Kitimat this New Year’s will be able to do so free of charge. In an effort to prevent residents from getting behind the wheel after drinking, and to help them get...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
Haida Gwaii resident facing charges relating to house explosion
A Haida Gwaii resident could be facing up to 14 years in prison for failing to properly store explosives. Thomas Daniel Kendall has been arrested for causing bodily harm by breaching a legal duty to p...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
NEB rejects Coastal GasLink intervener requests from Kitimat, Terrace, and Haisla among others
The National Energy Board has denied requests from more than 40 local governments and First Nations to be interveners in their Coastal GasLink pipeline hearing. A result of a jurisdictional challenge ...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
Rental Housing Task Force submits final report
BC’s Rental Housing Task Force has submitted its final report, along with recommendations for improving the province’s rental regulations. 23 recommendations have been put forward by the t...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
Province appoints new BC Treaty Commissioner
Angela Wesley has been appointed as the newest Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission. Wesley takes over for retiring Commissioner Tom Happynook, who had filled the role for the last 4 years. Wesley...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
Woman arrested following near-fatal stabbing in Terrace
One woman has been arrested following a stabbing in Terrace on Friday. Terrace RCMP were called to the 4500 block of Greig Avenue late Friday morning for reports of an assault. They arrived to find a ...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
National Inquiry in to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls to begin preparing final report
As the National Inquiry in to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls concludes its Truth Gathering Process this week, commissioners have begun preparing for the move to the recommendation pha...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018
Quesnel City Council to develop new plan to address community housing needs
A recent spike in housing demands has Quesnel City Council embarking on a comprehensive reassessment of the community’s housing needs. In 2019 alone, the City hopes to wrap up two large-scale ho...
CFNRNews Dec 12, 2018