Category Archives: News
RCMP Help With Peaceful Tear Down of Homeless Encampment Near Williams Lake City Hall
It was a somber day in front of Williams Lake City Hall yesterday, as RCMP worked to remove their third homeless encampment this month. City staff say neighbours had reported open drug and alcohol use...
Apr 18, 2023
New Parliamentary Report on Air Passenger Protections Echoes Calls From Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach
A new Parliamentary report has brought forward 21 recommendations to strengthen air passenger protections for Canadians. Those recommendations mirror many suggested in a Private Members Bill tabled by...
Apr 18, 2023
Tolko Industries Informs Soda Creek Lumber Mill Employees of Plans to Cut Number of Shifts in Half
It's been a rough few months for the forestry industry, with Tolko Industries becoming the most recent company to feel the burn. Workers at Tolko's Soda Creek Lumber Mill were informed today that the ...
Apr 18, 2023
Smithers Regional Airport Conducting Emergency Exercises Next Month, Encourage Tenants to Attend
Don't be surprised if you catch emergency crews in action at the Smithers Regional Airport late next month. Transport Canada requires airports conduct a live emergency exercise at least once every fou...
Apr 18, 2023 White commercial airplane standing on the airport runway at sunset. Passenger airplane is taking off. Airplane concept 3D illustration.
BC Coroners Service reports nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in 2023
Toxic and unregulated drugs continue to claim lives in record numbers according to a preliminary report from the BC Coroners Service. Since the public health emergency was declared seven years ago, a ...
Apr 18, 2023
Northern Health Takes Control of Operations at Prince George Surgery Centre
Northern Health has officially taken over operations at the Prince George Surgery Centre, as of today. That wraps up a recent transition process, which saw the authority obtain the Centre's lease, as ...
Apr 17, 2023 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health
Quesnel RCMP Deploy Spike Strip to End Police Chase Through Rural Area
One man is in custody after a spike belt was deployed to bring a quick end to a police chase in Quesnel last week. That chase picked up after Quesnel RCMP had attempted to pull-over a known prohibited...
Apr 17, 2023
BC Sets Multiple Somber Overdose Records as Province Heads into Seventh Year of Public Health Emergency
BC broke multiple overdose-related records last month as we head into the seventh year of a public health emergency. According to BC Emergency Health Services, paramedics saw the highest 30-day averag...
Apr 17, 2023
District of Kitimat Begins Annual Water Main Flushing; Residents May Notice Discolouration
Kitimat residents shouldn't be alarmed if they notice some slight discolouration in their water over the next couple of months. Crews will begin conducting the District's annual water main flushing to...
Apr 17, 2023
Dawson Creek RCMP Discover Body Underneath Kiskatinaw River Bridge, Seek Photos and Video From Visitors
RCMP are investigating after discovering a body dumped beneath a bridge near Dawson Creek this weekend. A passer-by reported the body to police after discovering it underneath the Kiskatinaw River Bri...
Apr 17, 2023