Category Archives: News
Warm and Dry Conditions Later this Month Have the Wildfire Service Cautioning Residents
Warmer and dryer conditions expected across the province later this month will lead to an increase in fire risk, according to the Wildfire Service. While the North has begun to see moderate wildfire a...
Jul 07, 2022
Water Quality Advisory Rescinded in Kitimat as District Looks for Funding to Modernize the System
A water quality advisory which had been in place in the Kitimat for more than a month has now been rescinded. With Kitimat's current water system not meeting water quality standards, advisories, such ...
Jul 07, 2022
Shortage of Environmental Health Officers Forces Northern Health to Focus on High-Risk Areas
A significant shortage of Environmental Health Officers is forcing Northern Health to focus on areas of high risk to public health. EHOs are responsible for assessing and addressing public health risk...
Jul 07, 2022
Youth Council of the Assembly of First Nations speak up over National Chief suspension
The Youth Council of the Assembly of First Nations are speaking up over the suspension of National Chief RoseAnne Archibald. Archibald was suspended following her denial of accusations of bullying and...
Jul 07, 2022
Washout on Babine Lake Road to Keep Access Closed Near Smithers Until Mid-Month
Babine Lake Road is not expected to reopen near Smithers until July 16th, after a washout from last weekend. That washout created a hole roughly 100 wide wide, and knocked out access at the 30 km mark...
Jul 07, 2022
New Haisla Youth Centre Opens in Kitamaat Village
A new $7 million youth centre is now open in Kitamaat Village, after initially breaking ground in June of last year. Located at the site of the former soccer clubhouse, the new Haisla Youth Centre nei...
Jul 07, 2022
New Lightning Sparked Wildfires Join Those Already Burning in the Northwest Fire Centre
New lightning sparked fires continue to pop up in the Northwest as the Wildfire Service attempts to get others under control. Now covering 3,250 hectares, the largest of those fires is burning along B...
Jul 07, 2022
High Streamflow Advisory Issued for Skeena and Bulkley Rivers, Advisories Maintained Further East
River flows in the Northwest may be relatively calm for now, but the River Forecast Centre is predicting a boom in the coming days. In light of this, they have issued a High Streamflow Advisory for th...
Jul 07, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in National Government, Canada, and BC Renew Collaborative Emergency Management Agreement
A renewed agreement with the province and Canada will see the Tsilhqot'in National Government continue to play a strong role in emergency management on their territory. With their new 5 year Collabora...
Jul 06, 2022
Ravi Kahlon Pulls Name from NDP Leadership Debate, Puts Support Behind Attorney General David Eby
BC's Minister of Jobs, Ravi Kahlon, has thrown his support behind Attorney General David Eby in the race for BC's next Premier. Kahlon and Eby were the presumed front-runners to replace out-going Prem...
Jul 06, 2022