Category Archives: News
WorkSafe BC says winter weather causes spike in workplace injuries
With the weather turning snowy, wet, and slippery, WorkSafe BC is reminding employers about their responsibility to protect workers from weather related work hazards. Workers from a range of industrie...
Dec 16, 2022
Dawson Creek RCMP Seeking Information on Missing Tractor Trailer Following Fatal Head-on Collision
Police are seeking information which may help locate a tractor trailer involved in a fatal crash in Dawson Creek last night. RCMP responded to reports of a head-on collision on the 800 block of Highwa...
Dec 16, 2022
Extreme Shelter Spaces Open Across the North as Temperatures Predicted to Plummet Over the Weekend
With temperatures expected to plummet over the weekend, residents are being reminded to take precautions and plan ahead. Environment Canada is forecasting temperatures in the North and Interior to dro...
Dec 16, 2022
Impaired Drivers and Unsafe Winter Driving Habits Once Again Keep RCMP in Kitimat Busy
Impaired and unsafe drivers have been a top issue for Kitimat RCMP for the past few months, and the last week was no different. RCMP have been forced to hand out two 90 day driving prohibitions and tw...
Dec 16, 2022
Kermode Friendship Centre Among Hundreds Benefiting From New Funding to Improve Diversity and Inclusivity in Art
More than 250 artists and organizations across BC will split $2.7 million in fresh provincial funding to help create a more inclusive and diverse arts sector. $28,000 of that will go to the Kermode Fr...
Dec 15, 2022
Fort St John RCMP Request Public Assistance to Locate Woman Wanted on Abduction-Related Warrants
Fort St John RCMP are hoping the public can help locate a woman wanted on a number of outstanding warrants. 28 year-old Alix Gene Bottle is wanted on charges of abduction by a parent, possession of a ...
Dec 15, 2022
8 Peace Region Agricultural Projects Splitting $181,000 in Fresh Grant Funding
Eight projects in the Peace Region will be splitting nearly $181,000 in grant funding to support agriculture related activities. Just over $80,000 will help the Peace River Forage Association conduct ...
Dec 15, 2022
Canada Completes Just Two Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action in 2022, According to Annual Progress Report
Canada completed just two of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's calls to action in 2022, according to the Yellowhead Institute's annual report. Each year, the Institute releases their Calls to ...
Dec 15, 2022
Record Number of Humpback Whales Spotted in Salish Sea this Year, Despite Recent Collisions with Boaters
Despite humpback whale injuries being in the headlines lately, researchers have counted more this year than ever before along BC's south coast. According to the Canadian Pacific Humpback Collaboration...
Dec 15, 2022
Dawson Creek RCMP Looking for Information on Trucks Involved in Assault
RCMP in Dawson Creek are looking for information on three trucks involved in an assault from earlier in the month. At around 8:00 in the evening on December 2nd, police were called out to an incident ...
Dec 15, 2022