Category Archives: News
NEB to hear Sawyer's jurisdictional challenge
Despite a recent flurry of celebrations, Kitimat’s LNG project may not be through all the obstacles just yet. The National Energy Board announced yesterday that it is set to hear a jurisdictiona...
CFNRNews Oct 24, 2018
Province funding programs to improve local bee health
Local bee populations are set to benefit from five new projects funded by the provincial government. A total of 20 thousand dollars has been supplied to these projects from the newly introduced BeeBC ...
CFNRNews Oct 24, 2018
Prescribed burn to take place east of Prince George
Smoke may be visible 75 kms east of Prince George as the BC Wildfire Service and BC Timber Sales conduct a prescribed burn in the area. The burn will take place over a 50 hectare area about 7 kms nort...
CFNRNews Oct 24, 2018
Man in custody after suspicious death west of Williams Lake
Alexis Creek RCMP have one man in custody following a suspicious death in Tsi Del Del (Redstone). Police were called to a home in the Tsilhqot’in community Friday night shortly after 11. Officer...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018
Prince George RCMP seeking missing man
Prince George RCMP are seeking public assistance in locating a missing person. 37 year-old Jeremy Shipley Bekken has not been seen in over a week. After receiving a missing persons report for Bekken, ...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018
First Nations leaders and environmental activists issue concerns over pipeline review process
First Nations leaders and environmental activists from across BC joined forces in Vancouver today to challenge the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion review process. According to Union of BC Indian Chi...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018
New legislation aims to better protect foreign workers in BC
Temporary Foreign workers in BC will be better protected against exploitation, should legislation brought forward today be passed. Under the proposed rules a license would be required for foreign recr...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018
Wind warning issued for Haida Gwaii
Things could get very blustery across Haida Gwaii in the next couple of days. Environment Canada has issued a wind warning as a strong low pressure system approaches the islands from the west. Forecas...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018
FortisBC forecasts 50% reduction in natural gas supply this winter
FortisBC says that customers could see up to a 50 percent reduction in natural gas supply this winter. The drop is due to an explosion earlier this month near Shelley, the cause of which is still unkn...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018
RCMP say van found in Terrace river rolled in by accident
A van which found its way in to the water near the confluence of the Skeena and Kalum Rivers this morning did so by accident, according to Terrace RCMP. The van, which was unoccupied at the time, was ...
CFNRNews Oct 23, 2018