Category Archives: News
Williams Lake RCMP Issue Public Warning Cautioning Public to Avoid Individual Believed to be a Threat to the Community
Williams Lake RCMP have issued a public warning urging residents to steer clear of an individual believed to be a threat to the community. Police believe Lashway Merrit to be a threat to the public du...
Jan 16, 2023
12 Remote First Nations Communities Receive Provincial Funding to Develop and Advance Alternative Energy Projects
$7.1 million in fresh provincial funding will help twelve remote First Nations communities in BC cut ties with diesel power. Remote communities in BC consumed over 19 million Litres of diesel in 2019 ...
Jan 16, 2023
Second Warrant at the Same Smithers Resident in as Many Weeks Results in More Drug Seizures and Arrests
A second warrant executed at a Smithers residence in less than a month has resulted in the seizure of more drugs, and this time, arrests. RCMP had noticed suspicious activity at the residence during a...
Jan 13, 2023
Police Investigating Cause of Fire Which Claimed a Church in Rose Prairie Early this Morning
Police are still unsure of the cause of a blaze which burned down a church in Rose Prairie this morning. Fort St John RCMP first received reports of the fire at the Upper Pine Gospel Chapel at around ...
Jan 13, 2023
Tŝilhqot'in Nation Calls for Shutdown of Alaska Fishery Amid Concerns Over Interception of Canadian-bound Salmon
As concerns over salmon interception continue, the Tilhqot'in Nation is calling for the Alaskan District 104 Fishery to be shut down. Despite Canada and Washington restricting salmon harvests in recen...
Jan 13, 2023
Armed Man Quickly Apprehended in Smithers After Attempting to Flee from Police by Jumping out of a Hotel Window
A man was arrested in Smithers yesterday after attempting to evade police by jumping out of a hotel window. RCMP were called out to a hotel on Highway 16 just after 12:30 yesterday morning for reports...
Jan 13, 2023
RCMP Finally Respond to Lawsuit Filed by Gidimt'en Members in June, Amnesty International Issues Statement in Support for Land Defenders
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has finally responded to a lawsuit filed against the RCMP by the Gidimt'en Clan in June. In the civil suit, the members assert that they have been the victims of ...
Jan 13, 2023
Kitimat RCMP and Firefighters Getting Set to Square Off in Guns-N-Hoses Charity Hockey Game, After Two Year Break
RCMP and firefighters in Kitimat are getting set to once again square off in the Guns-N-Hoses charity hockey game. Normally an annual event, the pandemic has put the contest on the backburner the past...
Jan 13, 2023
Province and Ottawa Invest in New Affordable On-Reserve Housing Units for the Witset First Nation
Witset First Nation members will soon have access to 26 new affordable housing units, thanks to a combined $6 million from the province and Ottawa. Operated by the Yikh Lhiw Dinle Housing Society, the...
Jan 13, 2023
Wet'suwet'en officials call for stop work order on CGL following flyover
Wet'suwt'en officials are calling for the DFO to issue a stop work order, following a flyover of a Coastal GasLink worksite. Nation officials say CGL has failed to control silt or erosion into the Clo...
Jan 13, 2023