Category Archives: News
Kitimat SO2 scrubber motion a no-go
The District of Kitimat won’t be calling on the province to have sulphur dioxide scrubbers installed at Rio Tinto’s aluminum smelter. Mayor Phil Germuth introduced a motion at a special co...
CFNRNews Jan 25, 2018
Update on Kitimat area LNG projects Saturday
Kitimat residents will get an update on two LNG projects at a townhall meeting this Saturday. Organizerand local business owner David Johnston says those attending will also get the opportunity to exp...
CFNRNews Jan 25, 2018
Administration says staff/students safe after threat made against Terrace school
Staff and students at Skeena Middle School in Terrace are safe. That’s the message in a letter to parents from the Principal and Vice Principal after a verbal threat was made against the school ...
CFNRNews Jan 24, 2018
One person confirmed dead in Highway 97 crash
North District RCMP confirms that one person has died as a result of a crash near Chetwynd Wednesday morning. Corporal Madonna Saunderson says few details are available, but the collision along Highwa...
CFNRNews Jan 24, 2018
Crews removing coal from Mission Creek by hand
Crews have started removing coal by hand from a salmon-bearing creak near New Hazelton. The coal ended up in Mission Creek and the surrounding area when 27 cars of a CN freight train derailed last wee...
CFNRNews Jan 24, 2018
Highway 97 closed near Chetwynd after crash
Highway 97 is closed near Chetwynd due to a crash. The Ministry of Transportation says the road is shut down in both directions 18km north of the junction with Highway 29. Officials say there is a col...
CFNRNews Jan 24, 2018
Crews to start removing spilled coal from Mission Creek
The BC environment ministry says it’s getting a better idea of how much coal ended up in tributary of the Bulkley River. The coal spilled into a section of Mission Creek last Friday after 27 car...
CFNRNews Jan 23, 2018
Did you sleep through the tsunami alert?
Some North Coast residents awoke this morning to find out that they slept through a tsunami warning. Some communities have warning sirens, but the City of Prince Rupert decommissioned its sirens a num...
CFNRNews Jan 23, 2018
Charges laid after shots fired in Williams Lake
Williams Lake RCMP say a local man is facing weapons charges after an incident Saturday night. Police were called out to Broadway Avenue South shortly after 8 o’clock for multiple reports of gun...
CFNRNews Jan 23, 2018
Schools open in Kitimat after tsunami warning cancelled
The Coast Mountains School District says classes are in full session in Kitimat. Officials say schools will be open after the tsunami warning was called off early Tuesday morning. The school district ...
CFNRNews Jan 23, 2018