Category Archives: News
Multiple Orders and Alerts Lifted in the Northwest, as BC Dips Below 400 Active Wildfires for First Time This Week
There are fewer than 400 active wildfires in BC for the first time in a while, but that still leaves just over 200 listed as out of control. Nontheless, crews have made progress on the blazes raging i...
Jul 28, 2023
Canfor Delays Investment Decision on Houston Sawmill Redevelopment Project Amid Fibre Supply Uncertainties
Forestry workers in BC just can't seem to catch a break, with Canfor postponing a decision on the redevelopment of their Houston Sawmill. In January, Canfor announced plans to restructure their operat...
Jul 28, 2023
Province provides grants to further inform anti-racism legislation
The province is continuing their engagement efforts with the public to inform their anti-racism legislation through a new grant. 68 organizations in BC have split $300,000 to provide a safe space for ...
Jul 28, 2023
Province Invests $30 Million in New Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Security Program
Indigenous communities across BC are set to benefit from a new $30 million Provincial investment in food security and sovereignty. Delivered by the New Relationship Trust, the program aims to strength...
Jul 27, 2023
Quesnel RCMP Seek Two Suspects of Armed Carjacking After Being Forced to Call of Pursuit Due to High Speeds
Two suspects of an early-morning carjacking in Quesnel remain on the lamb, after RCMP were forced to call off their pursuit due to speed. Police responded to initial reports of an armed robbery at the...
Jul 27, 2023
Prince Rupert city staff confront new slew of water breaks amid construction work
City crews in Prince Rupert have been dealing with another slew of water breaks due to construction work. Earlier this month, the city had to issue a boil water notice in order to re-route the water s...
Jul 27, 2023
TC Energy to Split into Two Separate Companies to Manage Natural Gas and Crude Oil Pipelines Independently
TC Energy's board of directors have approved plans to split the company into two independent, publicly-listed, entities. Expected to be completed by mid-2024, the plan would create a new spin-off comp...
Jul 27, 2023
Williams Lake RCMP officer dealt four criminal charges following 2020 motor-vehicle incident
A Williams Lake RCMP officer is facing four criminal charges stemming from an incident in 2020. Constable Madeline Hjelden is facing charges of assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm, crim...
Jul 27, 2023
Prevost RV and Marine Selling Hotdogs This Weekend to Raise Funds for On-Going Neo-Natal Care Unit Fundraiser
Those in the Terrace area this weekend will have a chance to fill their bellies while also supporting community health care. Prevost RV and Marine is hosting a charity barbecue at the Skeena Mall this...
Jul 27, 2023
Tahltan Central Government Continues to Oppose Doubleview's Operations on Sacred Land Where Ancestors Are Buried
Tahltan Central Government President Chad Norman Day says his Nation has been continually ignored by a mining company on their land. Despite signing a communications agreement with Doubleview Gold in ...
Jul 27, 2023