Category Archives: News

Pedestrian Passes Away After Being Hit by a City-Owned Snow-clearing Vehicle in Fort St John
A pedestrian has passed away after being hit by a City-owned vehicle in Fort St John on Monday. It was around 4:45 in the afternoon when a piece of snow-clearing equipment struck the man near the inte...
Jeff Blagden Mar 08, 2023

Transportation Safety Board Issues Four Recommendations Following Final Report on Fatal Sinking of the Tugboat Ingenika
After two years of investigation, the Transportation Safety Board has released their final report into the fatal sinking of the tugboat Ingenika. On the morning of February 11th, 2021, the Ingenika wo...
Jeff Blagden Mar 08, 2023

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach Renews Calls for Ottawa to Help with Prince Rupert's Infrastructure Issues
Skeena- Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is once again calling on the Federal government to help solve Prince Rupert's infrastructure woes. In January, Bachrach wrote to Infrastructure Minister Domin...
Jeff Blagden Mar 08, 2023

Incumbent Chief Councillor Don Roberts Re-Elected to Lead Kitsumkalum Band Council in a Tight Race
Incumbent Chief Councillor Don Roberts has been elected to lead the Kitsumkalum Band Council for another term. It was a tight race for the position as Band members hit the poles yesterday, with Robert...
Jeff Blagden Mar 08, 2023

First Nations Leadership Council Says DFO Manipulated and Cherrypicked Data in Sea Lice Report, Calls for Overhaul of Review Process
Members of the First Nations Leadership Council are calling for an overhaul of the DFO's scientific review and decision making process. Those calls come amid renewed anger over the DFO's failure to ac...
Jeff Blagden Mar 07, 2023

Police in Williams Lake Seize Sizeable Quantity of Fentanyl After Recognizing Drug Trafficking-involved Vehicle
A keen eye by police in Williams Lake helped remove a sizeable amount of illicit drugs from the streets last week. Members of the Cariboo Chilcotin Crime Reduction Unit were patrolling a known drug ne...
Jeff Blagden Mar 07, 2023

January Surpasses 200 Illicit Drug Overdose Deaths, Marking the 8th Time in the Past 16 Months
More than 11,000 British Columbians have lost their lives to illicit drug overdoses since a public health emergency was declared in 2016. According to the most recent report from the Coroners' Service...
Jeff Blagden Mar 07, 2023

First Nations Health Authority Hosting Engagements with Urban and Away from Home First Nations Populations
First Nations residents living in urban areas and away from their home communities are being asked to participate in an upcoming engagement. Representatives from the First Nations Health Authority wil...
Jeff Blagden Mar 06, 2023

Province Seeking Feedback on Watershed Security Strategy Intentions Paper Co-Developed with First Nations
Feedback is being sought on a new intentions paper as the province continues work to develop a Watershed Security Strategy. Co-developed alongside the BC First Nations Water Table, the paper outlines ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 06, 2023

Pedestrian Sent to Hospital with Serious Injuries After Being Struck by Impaired Driver in Prince Rupert
A pedestrian is in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by an impaired driver in Prince Rupert over the weekend. RCMP were called out to McBride Street at around 1:30 Saturday morning for...
Jeff Blagden Mar 06, 2023