Category Archives: News
Update on Highway 97 Washout
A washout has claimed a section of Highway 97 southeast of Lower Post, along the Liard River, northwest of the hotsprings. It is believed that a landslide north of Coal River on Friday night is to bla...
Jul 05, 2022
Wildfire Risk Reduction Activities Performed by Lower Nicola Indian Band at Two Sites Near Merritt
Work to reduce wildfire risks in two communities near Merritt has now been completed by the Lower Nicola Indian Band. An investment of nearly $250,000 from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC funded ...
Jul 05, 2022 Post-treatment photo provided by Forest Enhancement Society of BC.
More Bridges in Terrace Area to See Rehabilitation Work this Summer
In addition to work on the Old Skeena Bridge, two other bridges in the Terrace area will see rehabilitation work this summer. A $4.7 million contract to rehabilitate the Kasiks River and Legate Creek ...
Jul 05, 2022
Tahltan Central Government 2022 Election Results Announced
Chad Norman Day has been re-elected to serve as President of the Tahltan Central Government for the next 3 years. Day, who has filled the role for the past 8 years, was voted back in as part of the TC...
Jul 05, 2022
Lightning Sparked Fires Keep Wildfire Crews Busy in the Northwest Today
A number of lightning caused blazes are keeping the Wildfire Service busy in the Northwest Fire Centre today. One blaze, west of Highway 37 and north of Blue River near the Yukon border has grown to 1...
Jul 05, 2022
More Lightning Caused Wildfires Detected in the Northwest Fire Centre
A number of lightning caused wildfires sprouted up in the Northwest Fire Centre over the long weekend, some of which remain active. One such blaze was sparked along Shaft Creek, south of Telegraph Cre...
Jul 04, 2022
RCMP Renew Calls for Assistance to Locate Missing Man Last Seen Near Dease Lake
RCMP in Dease Lake are renewing calls for public assistance to locate a missing man. 42 year-old Joseph Thomas Chief was last seen walking alongside two dogs on Highway 37, near Boya Lake, at around 8...
Jul 04, 2022
Connected Coast project reaches real milestone in Haida Gwaii
With the Pandemic highlighting the importance of having high speed internet, measures that the Province of BC have taken to bring said internet to remote, rural and Indigenous communities have been se...
Jul 04, 2022
Covid Cases Starting to Level Off in BC, With Slightly Fewer Cases in CDC's Most Recent Weekly Update
Covid cases have begun to level off in BC, with the CDC reporting slightly fewer cases in its most recent weekly report. Between June 19th and the 25th, the province reported 620 new cases of Covid-19...
Jul 04, 2022
Washout Claims Section of Highway 97 Northwest of Liard Hotsprings
A washout has claimed a section of Highway 97 southeast of Lower Post, along the Liard River, northwest of the hotsprings. It is believed that a landslide north of Coal River on Friday night is to bla...
Jul 04, 2022