Category Archives: News
New transition housing coming to Kitimat
A new partnership will add housing options for women and children fleeing abuse and violence in Kitimat. The project, which is funded through the province’s Building BC: Women’s Transition...
CFNRNews Aug 01, 2018
Severe thunderstorm watch issued for Burns Lake, Cariboo, Chilcotin, Prince George
The latest weather alert could be good news or bad news for the BC Wildfire Service. Environment Canada has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the Cariboo, Chilcotin, Bulkley Valley-Lakes includin...
CFNRNews Aug 01, 2018
New contract reached between province and health support workers
The province has brokered a new deal which will see senior and disability support workers under contract for 3 more years. Members of the Community Bargaining Association and the Health Employers̵...
CFNRNews Aug 01, 2018
July shatters power usage records in BC
July was a record shattering month in BC for more than just temperatures. According to BC Hydro, July marked 14 days with more than 7 thousand megawatts of peak hourly power usage, a new record for a ...
CFNRNews Aug 01, 2018
Stikine and Skeena-Nass now included in north coast drought
The Level 3 drought issued earlier in the week has been continued and expanded across the BC coastline. Level 3 is the second highest stage that can be declared by the Ministry of Forests and Lands an...
CFNRNews Aug 01, 2018
Evacuation alerts issued for Quesnel Lakes areas
Wildfires have prompted two new evacuation alerts in the Quesnel Lake area. 93 properties in the Haggen’s Point and Hen Ingram Lake areas were issued evacuation alerts by the Cariboo Regional Di...
CFNRNews Aug 01, 2018
New supportive housing for homeless coming to Prince Rupert soon
Construction is slated to begin on 36 new affordable supportive housing units in Prince Rupert. The units are intended to ease the burdens of homelessness so that residents can focus on improving othe...
CFNRNews Jul 31, 2018
Seven new fires in Cassiar Fire Zone
Seven new fires have been reported in the Cassiar fire zone since yesterday afternoon and are currently producing smoke visible from the highway. The most concerning of the fires is a lightning caused...
CFNRNews Jul 31, 2018
Lightning sparks new fires in the Cariboo
The Cariboo Fire Centre is expecting to respond to plenty of new fires. Officials recorded over a thousand lightning strikes in a 24 hour period awith more lightning expected today (Tuesday) and into ...
CFNRNews Jul 31, 2018
Organic food marketing deadline approaching in BC
The deadline for food producers to apply for organic certification ahead of new, stricter, regulations is fast approaching. As of September first, any producer looking to market their food as organic ...
CFNRNews Jul 31, 2018