Category Archives: News
Majority of Wildfires in the Northwest Now Under Control or Being Held, Largest Still Burning Near the Yukon Border
Since July 1st, wildfire crews have responded to 37 new wildfires in the Cassiar and Northern Skeena fire Zones alone. Of those, all were caused by lightning near the Yukon border, and 24 have been ex...
Jul 13, 2022
Kitimat soccer tournament shows support for residential school victims
The second annual Every Child Matters Memorial Soccer Tournament was held in Kitimat earlier this month to increase awareness for the tragic discovery of thousands of unmarked graves at former residen...
Jul 13, 2022
Terrace Council Gives Final Adoption to Safe Streets Bylaw, Giving the City Tools to Address Unacceptable Public Behaviour
After months of debate and consultations, Terrace City Council have voted to adopt their Safe Streets ByLaw. In addition to defining acceptable public behavior, the bylaw gives the City the tools to a...
Jul 12, 2022
Wildfire Crews Have Responded to 37 Fires in the Northwest Fire Centre So Far in July
Since July 1st, wildfire crews have responded to 37 new wildfires in the Cassiar and Northern Skeena Fire Zones. Of those, 24 have been extinguished, and 5 are listed as either being held or under con...
Jul 12, 2022
IIO of BC looking into shooting of suspect at Prince Geroge detachment cells
The Independent Investigations Office of BC are looking into an incident involving the Prince George RCMP from yesterday. Initially, Prince George RCMP responded to a call about a theft that resulted ...
Jul 12, 2022
RCMP Seeking Information on Weekend Shooting at a Prince George Residence
Prince George RCMP are seeking information on a residential shooting from last weekend. Police were called out to a residence on the 6200 block of Lalonde Road just after 11:00 Saturday evening. When ...
Jul 12, 2022
Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen Pulls Name Out of Contention to Replace Premier John Horgan
Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen will not be entering the race to replace out-going Premier John Horgan. Two weeks ago, Horgan announced he would not be running for re-election, but said he would stay on unt...
Jul 12, 2022
Terrace RCMP Seeking Public Assistance to Locate Missing Man After Finding His Abandoned Vehicle
Terrace RCMP are seeking public assistance to help locate a missing man, after discovering his abandoned vehicle. 64 year-old John Klukas was last seen at 5:00 in the evening on July 5th, before depar...
Jul 12, 2022
BC Transit's New Automatic Location Technology Comes to its First Northern Community in Dawson Creek
Dawson Creek has become the first community in the North to be added to BC Transit's NextRide service. NextRide is an automatic vehicle location technology, which allows customers to view real-time bu...
Jul 12, 2022
VIA Rail Employees Come to Tentative Bargaining Agreement, Narrowly Avoiding Strike
Passenger rail services in Canada will continue uninterrupted after VIA Rail and its employees came to a last minute agreement to avoid a strike. On Firday, Unifor, who represent 2,400 VIA Rail employ...
Jul 12, 2022