Category Archives: News

Emergency Support Services activated following Coachman Apartments flood
Following a water pipe break and flood on December 23, Kermode Friendship stepped up to assist the tenants of Coachman Apartments. Kermode reached out to Mayor Bujtas to see if anything could be done ...
Morgyn Budden Jan 03, 2023

Northern Health sees 4 New Years babies
A new year means new babies and new trends. Every year, Northern Health closely monitors the delivery rooms for new years babies. Jan 1 2023 welcomed 4 babies in the north, after British Columbia saw ...
Morgyn Budden Jan 03, 2023

Northern Health Searching for New Proponent on Dawson Creek Hospital Replacement, After Failing to Reach Agreement with Builder
Northern Health is looking to begin construction on a new state-of-the-art hospital replacement in Dawson Creek early next year. But after being unable to reach an agreement with the previously select...
Jeff Blagden Jan 03, 2023

Armed Stand-off in Quesnel Ends After 2.5 Hours of Police Negotiations
An armed stand-off in Quesnel last week ended peacefully, following nearly 3 hours of negotiations between police and the suspect. Initially, RCMP were called on at around 10:00 at night on December 2...
Jeff Blagden Jan 03, 2023

Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Extinguish Overnight Blaze at Small Apartment Building Within 20 Minutes
Fire crews in Prince Rupert were called into action last night to deal with a blaze which sprouted up in a small apartment building. Prince Rupert Fire Rescue were dispatched to the 1100 block of 2nd ...
Jeff Blagden Dec 30, 2022 Photo from Prince Rupert Fire Rescue Facebook page

RCMP Looking to Identify Pair Caught Stealing a Car from the Fort St John Airport on Surveillance Footage
A pair of suspects who stole a car from the Fort St John airport last month have been caught red-handed, thanks to recently acquired surveillance footage. According to the owner, the vehicle was stole...
Jeff Blagden Dec 30, 2022

Hazelton Area Residents Invited to Free Skate this Afternoon, Hosted by MLA Nathan Cullen and MP Taylor Bachrach
Residents of the Hazelton area have a chance to meet with both their Provincial and Federal representatives this afternoon, while enjoying a free skate with the family. MP Taylor Bachrach and MLA Nath...
Jeff Blagden Dec 30, 2022

Communities Running Out of Time to Apply for Funding to Diversify and Grow Local Economies
Rural, remote, and First Nations communities are running out of time to apply for BC's new Rural Economic Diversification and Infrastructure Program. Introduced last month, the plan aims to support ec...
Jeff Blagden Dec 29, 2022

Fort St John RCMP Hoping to Identify Man Who Won a Fist Fight With a Self Checkout Last Week
Fort St John RCMP are looking to the public to help identify a man who got in a fist fight with a self checkout machine last week. At around 6:00 in the evening on December 20th, police received repor...
Jeff Blagden Dec 29, 2022

RCMP Believe Man Reported Missing by Family in October to be Evading Police in Terrace/ Thornhill Area
RCMP now believe a man reported missing by his family in October to be evading police in the Terrace area. 56 year-old Leon Sinclair was reported missing out of Houston on October 27th, though he had ...
Jeff Blagden Dec 29, 2022