Category Archives: News
Fort St John RCMP warns residents to lock vehicles after multiple recent theft reports
Due to a number of thefts from unattended vehicles being reported in Fort St John, local RCMP are reminding residents to lock their vehicles if they aren't using them. From this morning, police receiv...
Aug 31, 2022
Canadian delegation's trip to New Zealand concludes
A recent trip which saw Minister of Indigenous Services, Patty Hajdu, travel with a delegation all the way to Aotearoa-New Zealand came to a conclusion. Not only was this trip intended to strengthen C...
Aug 31, 2022
IIO investigating Police shooting incident between Houston and Burns Lake
News of a shooting incident nearby Houston that involved police has made its way to the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia. It was the RCMP itself that informed the IIO of this part...
Aug 31, 2022
Fire Bans in BC Northwest Fire Centre lifted
With the previous few days seeing lots of rain in Northern BC compounded with the number of wildfires decreasing as of late, the BC Wildfire Service has decided to end their Category 2 and 3 fire ban ...
Aug 31, 2022
WorksafeBC warning of tripping hazards at restaurants
In a recent news release from WorksafeBC, the company is warning of dangers in a type of workplace that doesn't seem particularly dangerous at 1st glance. But according to WorkSafeBC, restaurants, pub...
Aug 31, 2022
CRTC implementing new number for mental health help and suicide prevention
It was announced earlier today that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission will be implementing a new number for people who need immediate mental health help or a suicide inte...
Aug 31, 2022
Number of Wildfires in BC slowly going down
In terms of wildfires that are taking place in the Northwest Fire Centre, the number of fires has been steadily decreasing over the past couple of days. The number of fires currently burning in the Ce...
Aug 31, 2022
Report says BC Economy recovered a lot faster than expected over last fiscal year
According to a recently released end of fiscal year report, BC's economy is reported to have recovered a lot faster than expected over the past fiscal year. Even with the Province spending a lot of mo...
Aug 30, 2022
New pilot agreement sees legal protection added for Stó:lō Nation heritage sites
Thanks to a recently settled pilot agreement, brand new legal protections are going into place to provide protection for sacred, spiritual and ceremonial heritage sites on Crown lands within St:l Nati...
Aug 30, 2022
Strike ends after BCGEU and Provincial Government make progress bargaining talks
With negotiations between the B.C. General Employees' Union and the Provincial Government reportedly going well, the Union and their members decided to end their strike at two weeks. Both sides will c...
Aug 30, 2022