Category Archives: News
RCMP and SAR Crews Team Up to Rescue Injured Hiker Near Bella Coola
RCMP teamed up with Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue to extract an injured hiker from Nusatsum Mountain yesterday. SAR teams were alerted to the hiker through a notification from his INREACH GPS a...
Jul 28, 2022
Decision to Gift Headdress to Pope During Alberta Visit Met With Strong Public Scrutiny
Many aspects of Pope Francis's recent residential school apology have fallen under public scrutiny. One such aspect has been the apology's lack of acknowledgement or accountability for the Church's tr...
Jul 28, 2022
Places to Cool Down in Northwest Communities as Heat Warnings Extend into Fourth Day
British Columbians can look forward to another day of sweltering hot temperatures, according to Environment Canada. Extreme heat warnings currently cover nearly the entire province, with only Prince R...
Jul 28, 2022
Kitimat's aquatic centre closing early due to heat
Kitimat's Aquatic centre will be closing earlier than usual at 5 PM today. The main reason for this is due to temperatures in the facility not being at safe levels for employees and the centre is appa...
Jul 27, 2022
Skeena Sawmills Fire extinguished rather quickly
At around 10:30 this morning, the Terrace Fire Department received a call informing them that a fire had broken out at the Skeena Sawmills. It was a log loader that was undergoing routine diesel work ...
Jul 27, 2022
E-Transfer now available as part of Emergency Support Services in BC
In an announcement from earlier today, the Province of BC revealed that they will be launching an e-transfer service as part of their upgrades to Emergency Support Services. E-transfer can now be used...
Jul 27, 2022
Fort Nelson First Nation's Geothermal Energy Project Gets Expanded Exploratory Range
A new permit will help the Fort Nelson First Nation to continue efforts to repurpose a mature gas field to produce cleaner energy. An initial investment from the province in 2019 allowed the Nation to...
Jul 27, 2022
Indigenous Partnered Group Looks to Expand Production of Value-Added Engineered Wood Products
An Indigenous-partnered organization is looking to expand their production of engineered wood products, thanks to provincial funding. Deadwood Innovations has partnered with the Nak'azdli Whut'en Firs...
Jul 27, 2022
Williams Lake First Nation Signs New Fire Protection Agreement with City
A new fire protection agreement has been signed between the City of Williams Lake and the Williams Lake First Nation. That agreement covers the Nation's San Jose Reserve #6, which is home to their new...
Jul 27, 2022
District of Kitimat awaits funding for new water treatment system
The District of Kitimat is currently operating a pilot plant which will outline the updates that will be included in the anticipated water treatment system. After having to put out a number of water a...
Jul 27, 2022