Category Archives: News
British Columbians Asked to Conserve Water with Drought Conditions Forecasted Across BC this Summer
With drought conditions in the forecast across most of BC this summer, the Province is urging residents to conserve water. Drought levels in the Skeena-Nass Basin are currently at level two on the Pro...
Jun 23, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Arrest Three in On-Goin Drug Trafficking Investigation
Three individuals were arrested on Wednesday as the part of an on-going drug trafficking investigation in Prince Rupert. That came after RCMP executed a search warrant at 230 3rd Avenue West, uncoveri...
Jun 23, 2023
Multiple Search and Rescue Crews and RCMP Team Up to Rescue Elderly Man Near 150 Mile House
Search and Rescue crews have safely located an elderly man who went missing near 150 Mile House yesterday, after an extensive search. 81 year-old William Ballantyne had been reported missing after ste...
Jun 23, 2023 Photo of crew members from Central Cariboo SAR, Southern Cariboo SAR, Kamloops SAR, Prince George SAR, and local RCMP, posted to CCSAR's Facebook page
Maintenance Work on Russet Bluff Water System Concludes, Boil Water and Water Quality Advisories Remain in Place
Maintenance work on the Russet Bluff water system in the Cariboo has now wrapped up, but water-use advisories remain in place. On June 16th, the Caribbo Regional District issued both a water quality a...
Jun 23, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Pull Over Three Impaired Drivers in Twenty Minutes, Warn of Dangers of Drinking and Driving
Police in Prince Rupert are reminding residents to drink responsibly after nabbing three impaired drivers in a twenty minute span last night. Each were caught at a Mandatory Alcohol Screening check-st...
Jun 23, 2023
5th Annual Tears to Hope Relay Race Gets Going in the Northwest Today, Multiple Routes to Take this Weekend
Today marks the beginning of the 5th annual Tears to Hope Relay Race in the Northwest, with multiple routes available for runners this weekend. It aims to bring awareness to the on-going national cris...
Jun 23, 2023
Kitimat RCMP Capture Robbery Suspects Who Were Unable to Keep From Drawing Attention to Themselves
An inability to lay low helped RCMP capture a pair of robbery suspects in Kitimat last weekend. Police were initially called out to the 300 block of City Centre at around 11:00 last Saturday night for...
Jun 23, 2023
BC's Minister's Advisory Council on Indigenous Women Adds Two New Members
A council which advises the Province on how best to support the well-being of Indigenous women is getting a bit bigger. Indigenous Relations Minister Murray Rankin has added Kristy Joe and Lauren Pete...
Jun 22, 2023
RCMP Seeking Missing Woman Last Seen in Williams Lake, but Believed to be Headed to Kamloops
RCMP are seeking public assistance to help locate a missing woman who was last seen in Williams Lake. 32 year-old Ashely Pruden was reported missing on Monday, but has not been seen since June 10th. F...
Jun 22, 2023
Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty's Bill to Protect First Responders Fails to Obtain Unanimous Consent, Moves to Committee
Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty's private Bill to protect first responders and health care workers has passed to the committee stage. But, Doherty is still disappointed, after the House failed t...
Jun 22, 2023