Category Archives: News
City of Prince Rupert Lifts Water Quality Advisory Once Again, After Being Re-Issued Over the Weekend
A water quality advisory which had been been re-issued by the City of Prince Rupert last Thursday night has now been lifted. On July 30th, the City issued a boil water notice due to low chlorination l...
Aug 09, 2022
BC's Independent Investigations Office Looking into Incident in Burns Lake After Woman Suffers Injuries at RCMP Detachment
BC's Independent Investigations Office is looking to determine whether or not police actions are to blame for an injury sustained while in custody in Burns Lake. Just before 6:00 in the evening on Thu...
Aug 08, 2022 Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Logo / Courtesy: IIO BC
ATV Incident claims life of 17 year old girl
Williams Lake RCMP have started an investigation into an incident involving an ATV that unfortunately claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl. Just after midnight yesterday, Police were called out to t...
Aug 08, 2022
Williams Lake RCMP arrest couple attacking bar staff
Back on Friday, Williams Lake RCMP arrested a couple after the pair assaulted the staff of a bar. A bit before 10 in the evening, Police went to a licensed bar on Oliver Street after they got a report...
Aug 08, 2022
Excavator Operator in Telkwa Passes Away After Being Trapped Along the Bulkley River
An excavator operator in Telkwa has passed away after being trapped in the Bulkley River on Friday. He had been performing work along the bank of the river, near Fort Telkwa, when the excavator fell o...
Aug 08, 2022
Terrace RCMP Call on Emergency Response Team to Lend Assistance While Executing a Search Warrant
Terrace RCMP called on the Emergency Response Team to help ensure public safety while executing a search warrant this morning. Police arrived on the 4500 block of Lazelle Avenue just after 7:00 this m...
Aug 08, 2022
Riverboat Days Festival makes a roaring comeback following COVID-19 hiatus
Terrace's annual Riverboat Days celebration made a thriving comeback this year following the restrictions of COVID-19. For over 30 years, the Riverboat Days festival has been a large community event s...
Aug 08, 2022 Riverboat Days makes roaring comeback following Covid-19, photo courtesy of Morgyn Budden (CFNR)
New Wildfire Northeast of Stewart Along Highway 37 Believed to be Human Caused
A new wildfire northeast of Stewart, along Highway 37, is the only wildfire in the Northwest Fire Centre not listed as held or under control. Currently covering just 0.01 hectares, little information ...
Aug 08, 2022
Convicted Fentanyl Dealer in Fort St John Arrested Again After More than a Year on the Run
A convicted fentanyl dealer from Fort St John who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant has finally been arrested after over a year on the lam. Now 51 year-old Dana Nazarek was initially convicted of tr...
Aug 08, 2022
Union representing BC emergency dispatchers asking for new wage package to hire more staff
In an open letter that was sent out back on Wednesday, the president of the Emergency Communications Professionals of BC, Donald Grant, stated that long wait times for a response to emergency calls ha...
Aug 05, 2022