Category Archives: News
Province announces new grants for child care providers
New grants announced this morning by the Ministry of Children and Family Development look to solve the shortage of available child care facilities in BC. The grants will be available for child care pr...
CFNRNews Jun 20, 2018
First year of NFB's Indigenous Action Plan in the books
With one year of the National Film Board of Canada’s Indigenous Action Plan now in the books, the numbers are looking very promising. In total 10 percent of the Board’s overall spending si...
CFNRNews Jun 20, 2018
Air quality advisory for Prince George
An air quality advisory has been issued for the Prince George area. The Ministry of the Environment along with Northern Health, made the call this morning. High concentrations of fine particulate matt...
CFNRNews Jun 20, 2018
Severe thunderstorm watches issued for Bulkley Valley, Lakes, Cariboo
Only the Fort Nelson and Peace River regions of the province continue to swelter under heat warnings, with Environment Canada calling for temperatures up to 35 degrees in parts of northeastern B.C., b...
CFNRNews Jun 20, 2018
Shaun Stevenson named Prince Rupert Port Authority President and CEO
The Prince Rupert Port Authority has a new President and CEO. Shaun Stevenson was chosen by the board after an international search that began in October with the retirement of long-serving CEO Don Kr...
CFNRNews Jun 20, 2018
Ross calls on DFO to allow catch and release Chinook fishery
Skeena MLA Ellis Ross is calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to allow a recreational Chinook salmon fishery in the Skeena and Nass watersheds. Ross has penned a letter to federal fisheri...
CFNRNews Jun 20, 2018
ATV theft thwarted in Quesnel
An ATV theft in Quesnel was thwarted by the quick reporting of a neighbour. The homeowner reported the theft at a neighbouring home while it was still in progress, prompting police in to action. Quesn...
CFNRNews Jun 19, 2018
Dawson Creek accident and pursuit leads to arrest
A short chase following an accident in Dawson Creek this morning led to the arrest of one man. RCMP witnessed the crash on Highway 97 early in the morning when a driver failed to stop at a red light a...
CFNRNews Jun 19, 2018
Prince Rupert Port Authority unveils next stage for expansion project
The Prince Rupert Port Authority has unveiled the next phase in the Fairview Terminal expansion project. Phase 2B will see the Canada’s second largest container terminal, the DP World Fairview i...
CFNRNews Jun 19, 2018
New scholarship funding for UNBC
A new scholarship fund for graduate students is bringing added financial support to UNBC students. 735 thousand dollars will go in to the fund which focuses on advanced degrees in the science and engi...
CFNRNews Jun 19, 2018