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Coastal GasLink Issued Fifth Stop Work Order of the Week, This Time Covering a Section of the Contentious Morice River Watershed
Failures to adequately control sediment and erosion have earned Coastal GasLink their fifth stop-work order of the week. Issued by the Environmental Assessment Office, the newest order covers an 11 ki...
May 12, 2023 Photo of impacted section provided by Coastal GasLink
BC Northern Real Estate Board reports worse affordability indicator and higher housing prices
According to the BC Northern Real Estate Board, homeownership is still affordable in most of northern BC despite a worse affordability indicator. 2022's aggregate Housing Affordability Indicator sits ...
May 12, 2023
Northern Housing Sales in First Quarter of 2023 Nearly Half of Those in 2022
Housing sales in the north through the first quarter of 2023 were nearly half of what they were over the same time period last year. Through March 31st, the BC Northern Real Estate Board has reported ...
May 11, 2023
Three Corners Health Society to Host Annual Mental Health Forum in Person for First Time in Three Years
For the first time in three years, the Three Corners Health Society in Williams Lake is set to host their annual mental health forum in person. This year's event is titled Medicine Stories, and will f...
May 11, 2023
Transportation Safety Board Investigating After Out-of-Control Helicopter at Smithers Airport Claims One Life, Injures Another
A helicopter which lost control at the Smithers Regional Airport last weekend has claimed one life, and seriously injured another worker. According to reports, the helicopter had been undergoing maint...
May 11, 2023
Quesnel to Begin Limiting Sprinkler and Irrigation Usage Next Week to Preserve Water as Hot Weather Arrives
In an effort to preserve water for drinking and fires as the blazing weather hits, the City of Quesnel is set to introduce new water-use restrictions. Beginning next Monday, homeowners will only be ab...
May 11, 2023
City of Terrace Introduces New Fines for Residents Caught Continually Putting Prohibited Items in Recycling and Organics Bins
Terrace residents will need to pay close attention to what they put in their recycling bins moving forward, or risk being fined. New fines have been introduced by the City as they look to reduce the a...
May 11, 2023
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach to Visit Atlin to Discuss Rural Post Service Needs as they Struggle to Replace Burned Down Post Office
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is calling for changes to Canada Post's model of providing services to rural communities. Under the current model, postmasters as required to source and provid...
May 11, 2023
High Streamflow Advisories Remain in Place in the North, but Warming Weather Could Bring Increased Flood Risks
River flows have been steadily increasing over the past few days, an unseasonably warm weather forecasts won't slow them down. According to the BC River Forecast Centre, the hot weather could accelera...
May 11, 2023
More than 40 Wildfires Burning Across BC as Province Gets Set to Welcome Unseasonably Warm Weather
There are more than 40 active wildfires burning across BC as much of the province gets set to welcome unseasonably warm temperatures. Little information is available on a human-caused blaze just south...
May 11, 2023