Category Archives: News

Sandbags Available in Terrace, Thornhill, and Smithers for Flood Protection
In order to help residents better prepare for possible weekend flooding, sandbags are being made available to residents of the Terrace area. In order to combat flood risks and damages, the City is par...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

Water Quality Advisory Issued for District of Kitimat
A Water Quality Advisory has been put in place covering the District of Kitimat water system, until further notice. Water intended for children, the elderly, and those with weakened immune systems sho...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

Covid Cases Continue Downward Trend, with Kitimat Leading Northwest Last Week, According to Weekly CDC Update
Covid cases in both the province and north continued to trend downwards last week, according to the CDC's most recent weekly report. Between May 22nd and the 28th, BC saw 1,163 new Covid cases provinc...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

Evacuation Alerts Issued in Sections of Smithers, and Kitimat-Stikine Due to Flood Risks
A pair of evacuation alerts have been issued in the Northwest due to increased flood risks prompted by the delayed snowmelt, and precipitation. One such alert, issued by the Regional District of Kitim...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

Project funding heading the way of Northern BC communities
Earlier today, an announcement was made regarding some funding for projects in Northern BC. One of the most notable funding amounts announced was that $150,000 would be heading the way of the Northern...
Rob Young Jun 02, 2022

Flood Risks Prompt Precautionary Evacuation Alert in Old Remo, New Remo, Dutch Valley, and Usk
An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, covering Old Remo, New Remo, Dutch Valley, and Usk. A delayed, larger than usual, snowmelt, recent warming, and forecas...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

BC Housing partners up with Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council to help improve housing
A memorandum of understanding has been signed by BC Housing and the Wuikinuxv-Kitasoo-Nuxalk Tribal Council in order to work together to improve on-reserve housing quality. This agreement will last fo...
Rob Young Jun 02, 2022

UNBC Professor Named Interim Scientific Director of CIHR's Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health, Replacing Ousted Predecessor
Acclaimed Cree scholar, and University of Northern BC professor, Dr. Margo Greenwood will be stepping in to a new role at the Canadian Institute of Health Research. Dr Greenwood has been appointed int...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

Dawson Creek RCMP Searching for Two Trucks in Connection to Woman's Disappearance Near Kelly Lake
RCMP are continuing to investigate after and Alberta woman abandoned her vehicle before going missing near Dawson Creek. 41 year-old Kristine Kezer was last seen on May 25th, after driving her friend ...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022

Burns Lake RCMP Looking to Speak with Witnesses of Collision Involving School Bus
Police are looking to speak with witnesses of a collision involving a school bus in Burns Lake from this morning. RCMP say the crash happened near the 2 km mark of Colleymount Road, with students on b...
Jeff Blagden Jun 02, 2022