Category Archives: News
Vopak's Proposed Ridley Island Bulk Liquid Gas Storage Facility Passes Provincial and Federal Environmental Reviews
A project to bring a bulk liquids storage facility to Ridley Island is one step closer to fruition, after completing their Federal environmental review. If approved, the facility would store Liquid Pe...
Nov 29, 2022
Elevated Pollution Levels Prompt Air Quality Advisory and Open Burning Restriction in Williams Lake
Elevated air pollution levels in and around Williams Lake have prompted an air quality advisory and open burning restriction. Issued due to high concentrations of fine particulate matter in the air, t...
Nov 29, 2022
Kitimat Resident Arrested After Getting Drunk and Borrowing Car Without Permission
Mondays can be rough, but RCMP are reminding residents that that isn't an excuse to get drunk and borrow a friend's car without permission. Yesterday morning, Kitimat RCMP received a report of a vehic...
Nov 29, 2022
'In Ukraine' photography exhibit in Prince Rupert shows beauty pre-invasion
Opening this weekend, "In Ukraine" is a Prince Rupert Ukrainian Society photography exhibit that shows the beauty of pre-invasion Ukraine. Originally started as a Ukrainian Club in the 1990s, the soci...
Nov 29, 2022
Numerous Weather Warnings in Place for the North and Central Coasts with Frigid Temperatures on the Way
Winter is on the way, and it's bringing the customary northern BC weather warnings with it. An arctic outflow warning has been issued covering inland sections of the North and Central Coasts, includin...
Nov 29, 2022
City of Williams Lake Provides List of Overnight Shelter Options as Frigid Temperatures Approach
Frigid temperatures are in the forecast for the Interior, prompting the City of Williams Lake to release a list of shelter locations. 30 overnight beds are available Cariboo Friendship Society's shelt...
Nov 29, 2022
Prince Rupert Community Members Gather for Walk to Pay Respects to Murder-Suicide Victim
A community walk was held in Prince Rupert on Sunday to honour the life of a woman killed in a murder-suicide at the Ocean Centre Mall last week. Roughly 150 residents gathered to pay respects to Patt...
Nov 29, 2022
Coastal GasLink Pipeline Reaches 80% Completion, but Parent Company Expects Another Cost Increase
Coastal GasLink's pipeline project is now officially 80 percent complete, but its parent company says costs may be on the rise once again. Construction itself is now three quarters complete, with roug...
Nov 29, 2022
BC appointing new Provincial Court Judge soon
In a recent news release, it was revealed that BC is going to be appointing a new Provincial Court judge in order to support continued access to justice. The person in question being appointed is Grac...
Nov 29, 2022
BCAA Survey reveals that many BC drivers are not prepared for winter
A recently released BCAA survey has discovered that the preparation levels for winter are not where they should be when it comes to many BC drivers. In the survey's results, 47 percent of BC drivers h...
Nov 29, 2022 Detail of the tire on winter road