Category Archives: News
Three Northern Projects Benefit From Provincial Community Revitalization Funding
Three projects in the North are among 8 benefiting from $5 million in fresh provincial funding to help build stronger local economies. Each of the funded projects support tourism, community revitaliza...
Aug 18, 2022
MP Taylor Bachrach Calls for Government to Bring Passport Office to Northern BC
With Canadians continuing to struggle to get access to passport services, MP Taylor Bachrach is calling on the government to open a passport office in Northern BC. While residents across the country a...
Aug 18, 2022
Lightning Causes Two New Fires in the Northwest, Both Remain Relatively Small
Two new wildfires which popped up in the Northwest Fire Centre yesterday are listed as lightning caused, and remain relatively small. One is located near the Cranberry Junction, north of Highway 37 al...
Aug 18, 2022
Extreme Heat Warning Extended to Sunday for Inland Sections of the Northcoast
Environment Canada has maintained a heat warning for inland sections of the north and central coasts, and has extended it through Sunday. In Terrace, Kitimat, and Bella Coola, temperatures are expecte...
Aug 18, 2022
Gidimt'en Members Say Department of Justice Has Requested a Delay in their Pipeline Route Harassment Lawsuit
Members of the Gidimt'en Clan say the Department of Justice has requested a delay in a lawsuit they filed over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. One of the five clans of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, the Gidim...
Aug 18, 2022
Multiple Kitimat Residents Learn Cars and Alcohol Don't Mix, After RCMP Responded to Multiple Incidents Over the Past Week
Kitimat RCMP are reminding residents that alcohol and cars don't mix, after responding to multiple related incidents over the past week. Last Friday, police were called out to a collision which left t...
Aug 18, 2022
Wildfire Near Cranberry Junction Still Listed as New, Covering Less than a Hectare
A new wildfire which popped up this afternoon north of the Cranberry Junction remains relatively small for the time being. That fire is burning along the Borden Lake forest Service Road, north of High...
Aug 17, 2022
Houston RCMP Seeking Man Wanted on a Number of Robbery and Gun Related Charges
Houston RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate a man wanted on a number of outstanding warrants. 40 year-old Matthew Roy White is wanted on charges relating to robbery, break and enter, possessi...
Aug 17, 2022
New BC Housing Proposal Would Bring 45 Permanent Supportive housing Units to Quesnel
BC Housing is looking to gather public feedback on a newly proposed supportive housing project in Quesnel. That proposal would see 45 new supportive housing units built at the Ramada Hotel at 383 St L...
Aug 17, 2022
Increased Grizzly Bear Interactions Force Restricted Access to Upper Chilko Corridor
An increase in grizzly bear activity has prompted the Tsilhqot'in Nation and province to jointly close a road near Chilko Lake. Access to Chilko-Newton Airport Road south of Henry's Crossing, will be ...
Aug 17, 2022