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45.5 Million dollars in Community Gaming Grants awarded by province
More than 700 not-for-profit organizations will be splitting 18 million dollars in arts and culture funding through BC’s annual Community Gaming Grants. All of the organizations will deliver per...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
FortisBC preparing for worst while dealing with reduced natural gas supply
FortisBC is preparing for the worst in light of a reduced supply of natural gas. The shortage is due to a pipeline explosion is Shelley BC from early October which has only recently been repaired. Whi...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
New program will help seniors and those with disabilities better bolster properties against wildfires
A new program will help less mobile residents of central BC with the removal of wildfire fuels from their property. Thanks to a partnership between United Way, Work BC, and both the federal and provin...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
Coast Mountain College to receive updated trades training equipment
Improved trades training equipment is on the way for Coast Mountain College in Terrace thanks to a 160 thousand dollar provincial investment. The new equipment will put an emphasis on better preparing...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
Application process for Community Crime Prevention Grants opens today
Applications for this year’s Community Crime Prevention Grants are now open. Each year, the grants aim to eliminate unlawful activities by redirecting the proceeds of crime towards building safe...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
Missing Sinclair Mills man found dead
Prince George RCMP say a man reported missing east of the city has been found dead. Mounties say 37-year-old Jeremy Shipley Bekken of Sinclair Mills was found deceased Monday, November 5th. Bekken was...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
Federal Government announces 21.9 million dollars in investments in the Port of Prince Rupert
Three new infrastructure projects at the Port of Prince Rupert are set to receive a combined 21.9 million dollars in Federal funding. Minister of Transport Secretary Terry Beech was in Prince Rupert t...
CFNRNews Nov 07, 2018
Crews to stabilize rock slide site west of Terrace, traffic still down to single lane
A section of Highway 16 west of Terrace could be down to single-lane alternating traffic until the end of the week. A rockslide came down across the road Sunday morning between Shames Mountain Road an...
CFNRNews Nov 06, 2018
Man charged in relation to October homicide in Alexis Creek
Charges have been laid in relation to a homicide from October 19th in Alexis Creek. 23 year-old Kyle Tyler Gilpin was initially charged with obstructing the course of justice, and uttering threats of ...
CFNRNews Nov 06, 2018
Canadian Red Cross issues response to RDBN wildfire spending criticism
Late last month, the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako released a letter criticizing the Canadian Red Cross’s spending of 2017 Wildfire relief funding. In the letter, the RDBN claimed that th...
CFNRNews Nov 06, 2018