Category Archives: News
Additional conservancy land planned near Williams Lake
A fresh donation is hoping to lead to improved land protection to a park east of Williams Lake. The Land Conservancy of BC has donated 61 thousand of the 100 thousand dollars needed to purchase a 4 he...
CFNRNews Jun 11, 2018
UNBC joins social collaboration
The University of Northern British Columbia is one of four schools looking to revamp social infrastructure in BC post secondary schools. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Island University, and BCIT,...
CFNRNews Jun 11, 2018
Community pitches in with search for missing Tumbler Ridge boater
A weekend search for a missing boater in the northeast will continue in to day 3 today. North Peace Search and Rescue have teamed up with Tumbler Ridge teams in the search for a boater who went missin...
CFNRNews Jun 11, 2018
Smithers crash leaves one dead, one injured, another arrested
Smithers RCMP say a Prince George man was killed in a crash late Saturday evening. Police and emergency crews were called to a single vehicle collision on Railway Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. The veh...
CFNRNews Jun 11, 2018
Terrace RCMP bust grow-op
Terrace RCMP say they seized enough marijuana to make over 20,000 joints during a bust in Thornhill Thursday night. Police say a tip from the public led to two warrants at a property near Thornhill St...
CFNRNews Jun 08, 2018
IIO clears RCMP in 2016 Granisle standoff shooting deaths
BC’s independent police watchdog has cleared RCMP in the deaths of a man and his mother during a Northern BC standoff two years ago. The report from the Independent Investigations Office says 73...
CFNRNews Jun 08, 2018
Overdose deaths down in April report
April numbers released by the BC Coroners Service show a 23 percent drop in overdose related deaths. According to the report, 124 deaths were linked to drug overdoses in Aprils, down from a near-recor...
CFNRNews Jun 08, 2018
Province looking for partner child care facilities for new project
The province is looking for child care facilities willing to team up on a program that wants to bring better universal child care to BC. Providers that wish to join the program will operate as prototy...
CFNRNews Jun 08, 2018
BC employment improves, despite large loss of jobs in Canada
Despite thousands of new part time jobs in BC in May, the country’s overall employment rate took a sizeable hit. According to Statcan’s May report, the country as a whole lost more than 75...
CFNRNews Jun 08, 2018
Under a month remains to nominate teachers for Premier's Awards
Time is running out to nominate those teachers that had the biggest impact on your life for provincial recognition. June 30th is the last day to nominate educators and school faculty for the innaugura...
CFNRNews Jun 08, 2018