Category Archives: News
Forest Practices Board to audit McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest
BC’s independent forestry watchdog will be auditing a community forest near Mackenzie. The Forest Practices Board will examine the McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest for planning, harvesting...
CFNRNews Sep 04, 2018
High ranking BC educators calling for more Indigenous focus in curriculum
High ranking educators in BC are calling for more Indigenous focused education in BC, according to a CBC report. In 2015 the government introduced a string of Indigenous subjects in the Kindergarten t...
CFNRNews Sep 04, 2018
Provincial investment pays off for BC artists in 2018
2018 has proven to be an outstanding year for the art world in BC thanks to new support from the provincial government and BC Arts Council. 17 million dollars in community and cultural grants has been...
CFNRNews Sep 04, 2018
Bulkley Valley French immersion enrolment "stable" says group
A group advocating French as a second language says French immersion enrolment in the Bulkley Valley remains high and stable. Canadian Parents for French says as of the 2017-2018 year, 186 School Dist...
CFNRNews Sep 04, 2018
Evacuation alert near Shovel Lake wildfire partially rescinded
An evacuation alert around the Shovel Lake wildfire has been partially rescinded. The area north of Fraser Lake and Highway 16 , east of Sheraton FSR to east of Fort Fraser no longer finds themselves ...
CFNRNews Aug 31, 2018
Prince George RCMP searching for missing senior
Prince George RCMP are asking for public assistance in locating a missing man. 68 year-old Regnald Percy Waite has not been since August 22nd and police attempts to locate Waite have come up short. Th...
CFNRNews Aug 31, 2018
RDBN rescinds evacuation alerts for Gilmore Lake Wildfire
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has rescinded all evacuation alerts relating to the Gilmore Lake Wildfire. Currently, the fire is burning just 211 hectares and is listed as 100 percent contai...
CFNRNews Aug 31, 2018
MP Nathan Cullen reacts to Trans Mountain decision
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is calling yesterday’s Federal Court of Appeal decision to halt construction on the Trans Mountain Pipeline a win for Indigenous rights and the protection ...
CFNRNews Aug 31, 2018
Northwest Fire Centre to collaborate with First Nations on firefighting efforts
After extensive discussions with local First Nations communities, the Northwest Fire Centre will be taking a more collaborative approach to fighting wildfires. In light of the expertise displayed by t...
CFNRNews Aug 31, 2018
Loud bangs precede large fire at trucking company in Terrace
Residents near Braun’s Island in Terrace were awoken to a series of loud bangs last night, followed by a stack of flames. The Terrace Fire Department and RCMP responded to the fire at the McPher...
CFNRNews Aug 31, 2018