Category Archives: News
Emergency Service vehicles destroyed in suspected arson case at Smithers hotel parking lot
Just after 4:30 in the morning today, four RCMP Cruisers and multiple other government vehicles caught on fire in a Smithers hotel parking lot. In total, it was reported that eight vehicles were eithe...
Oct 26, 2022 Photos Courtesy of Smithers RCMP
Williams Lake woman charged with break and enter after breaking into local retail businesses
A pair of break and enter charges have been approved against a Williams Lake woman who broke into a pair of local retail businesses between October 15th and 17th. Back on the 16th, Williams Lake RCMP ...
Oct 26, 2022
Update: Newcrest Mining shuts down Brucejack mine after critical incident results in fatality
Australian gold mining company Newcrest Mining has shut down all operations at their Brucejack mine site near Brucejack Lake. The main reason for the shutdown is due what has been called a critical in...
Oct 26, 2022
BC making changes to legislation to remove barriers regarding child and family services for Indigenous people
Changes are being made to provincial legislation in BC in order to remove barriers for Indigenous Peoples exercising jurisdiction over child and family services, which means BC would be the first prov...
Oct 26, 2022
Burns Lake Foundry project moving into design phase
In a news release recently published by the Carrier Sekani Family Services, a project known as the Burns Lake Foundry project is moving into it's design phase. BC has seen multiple Foundry centres get...
Oct 26, 2022
Prince George RCMP arrest two suspects after another police car gets rammed
Not long after 1 in the morning earlier today, Prince George RCMP officers were patrolling the 7600-block of Gladstone Drive when they saw a vehicle leave a residence that was known to police as havin...
Oct 26, 2022
Province of BC now accepting applications for multiculturalism program
According to a recent news release, the Province of BC will now be accepting applications for their 2022-23 multiculturalism grants program. Over $300,000 is available to support community projects th...
Oct 26, 2022
North Coast captured in 'Double Vision' exhibit
A new exhibition in Kitimat is highlighting the beauty of the North Coast through two different lenses, literally. The Double Vision exhibit features photos from Kitimat locals Kathy Ouwehand and Murr...
Oct 26, 2022 Minchin's shot of Jessie Falls on the Douglas Channel. Photo by Murray Minchin.
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine starting up business assessment program
A free business assessment program has been started up by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine in order to assist businesses within the region by giving them access to Certified Management Consult...
Oct 26, 2022
Prince Rupert Port Authority sees cruise business boom
In a recently put out news release, the Prince Rupert Port Authority began talking about how cruise tourism has had a very strong stretch since it's return. After it's two-year pandemic induced hiatus...
Oct 26, 2022