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UPDATE 3: Emergency Management Squashes Rumours of Imminent Power Outage on North Coast, Outage is in Effect in Fort Babine
City officials in Prince Rupert are squashing rumours of an imminent power or internet outage prompted by the lingering wildfires. After speaking with the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate ...
Jul 14, 2023
Northwest Fire Centre sees the majority of wildfires in British Columbia
Over 1.2 million hectares have burned so far this wildfire season while 363 fires currently burn across the province. Of that, 92 are in the Northwest Fire Centre and 63 in the Prince George fire cent...
Jul 14, 2023
Wildfire Prompts Evacuation Alert for the Village of Sik-E-Dakh and Surrounding Properties
A 30 hectare fire burning just west of the Village of Sik-E-Dakh has prompted an evacuation alert. It covers all properties in the Village, also known as Glen Vowell, as well as portions of Kispiox Va...
Jul 13, 2023
Province Asks Residents to Conserve Water, With Two-Thirds of Water Basins Experiencing Level 4 or 5 Drought Conditions
With two-thirds of BC's water basins currently experiencing drought conditions of level 4 or 5, the Province is urging residents to conserve water. BC uses a five stage system to measure drought, with...
Jul 13, 2023
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh Calls for Ottawa to Lead Search of Manitoba Landfill, Indigenous-Relations Minister Pins it on Province
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on Ottawa to fund the search of a Manitoba landfill where two Indigenous women are believed to be buried. Rebecca Contois, Morgan Harris, and Marcedes Myran are all...
Jul 13, 2023
Report Reveals Pattern of Gender and Sexual-Orientation Based Discrimination Within the Assembly of First Nations
Urgent action is being taken to address sexual discrimination and harassment within the Assembly of First Nations revealed in a new report. That report, presented at their Annual General Assembly yest...
Jul 13, 2023
Amendment to Shorten Proposed Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Pipeline by 138 kms Gets Approval
Plans to shorten a second proposed pipeline to ship LNG across northern BC have been approved. Initial plans were for the Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission pipeline to run from Cypress in the north...
Jul 13, 2023 Proposed pipeline route, hashed section on Northeast end of map now eliminated
Port Workers and Employers Reach Tentative Deal to Bring an End to Strike Action, Deal Not Yet Ratified
Port workers and their employers have reached a tentative 4 year deal, following 13 days of strike action at ports across BC. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union began job actio...
Jul 13, 2023
More wildfire evacuation alerts and orders expanded in the Bulkley Nechako and Cariboo Regional Districts
A series of evacuation alerts and orders have been expanded as wildfires span the Bulkley and Cariboo regions. An order has been issued for Lucas Lake covering all properties at the east end of the Ne...
Jul 13, 2023
Emergency Department Services at Kitimat General Hospital to Face Overnight Interruptions Due to Shortage in Coverage
Emergency Department services at the Kitimat General Hospital will experience interruptions overnight, as physicians are diverted to Terrace. Northern Health says the interruptions will last between 7...
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