Category Archives: News
Logging truck crash kills driver north of Fort St. James
Fort St. James RCMP are investigating a fatal crash involving a logging truck. RCMP and ambulance crews were called out early Wednesday morning to a location along 100 Forest Service Road north of For...
CFNRNews Mar 07, 2018
CT scanner approved for Bulkley Valley District Hospital
The long-time dream of having a CT scanner for patients in the Bulkley Valley region is now a reality. Northern Health has approved the upcoming capital plan, which includes CT services for Bulkley Va...
CFNRNews Mar 07, 2018
Air quality advisory ended for Smithers
The Ministry of Environment has ended an air quality advisory for the Town of Smithers. Officials say air quality has improved due to decreased concentrations of fine particulate. Woodstove use in Smi...
CFNRNews Mar 07, 2018
Special Prosecutor appointed to Strimbold case
The BC Prosecution Service has appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the case against a former Burns Lake mayor. Luke Strimbold was arrested February 3rd and charged with a number of sex-related o...
CFNRNews Mar 07, 2018
SO2 emissions issue hovers over Kitimat council once again
Sulphur dioxide scrubbers were once again front and centre at Kitimat council Monday. A former Chief Medical Health Officer with Northern Health says he was shocked that Rio Tinto didn’t install...
CFNRNews Mar 06, 2018
Haida Nation, Nature Conservancy to restore logged area near Port Clements
The Haida Nation and the Nature Conservancy of Canada are partnering to restore a heavily logged area near Gamadiis Port Clements. The lot, located in the Kumdis Slough area of Haida Gwaii, contains s...
CFNRNews Mar 06, 2018
Traffic flowing along Highway 97 after earlier closure
Highway 97 is open to traffic south of Quesnel after a morning motor vehicle incident. The transportation ministry says the road was closed approximately 60 km south of town near Moffat Lake Road for ...
CFNRNews Mar 06, 2018
Air quality advisory issued for Smithers
The Ministry of Environment has issued an air quality advisory for Smithers due to pollution levels. Officials say there are high concentrations of fine particulate matter in the local airshed. People...
CFNRNews Mar 06, 2018
RCMP targeting distracted drivers in March
Terrace RCMP are reminding drivers to turn off their electronic devices or put them in the glove box if they can’t ignore them. The reminder comes as police bump up enforcement in March as part ...
CFNRNews Mar 05, 2018
Williams Lake RCMP negotiate arrest of man after threats complaint
Williams Lake RCMP says police were able to negotiate an end to a tense situation last Friday. Mounties were called to a home on Likely Road just past 1:00 p.m. after complaints that the man living th...
CFNRNews Mar 05, 2018