Category Archives: News
Province Providing Local Governments With Funds to Advance Climate Initiatives
A new provincial program aims to provide municipalities, regional districts, and Modern Treaty First Nations with stable funding for climate initiatives. Through CleanBC, a total of $76 million will b...
May 16, 2022 River bank in sunny summer day
Terrace Mayor Carol Leclerc Will Not Seek Third Term
Terrace Mayor Carol Leclerc will not be seeking a third term at the head of the City Council table when election season rolls around. Mayor Leclerc, who was first elected to the role in 2014, made the...
May 16, 2022
WorkSafeBC Fines Williams Lake Wood Manufacturer for Repeated Safety Violations
Parallel Wood Products Ltd in Williams Lake has been fined just over $30,000 for repeated high-risk safety violations. In January, a worker was seriously injured while clearing a jam in the infeed rol...
May 16, 2022
IIO Launches Investigation After Suspect Struck by Car While Fleeing From Police
BC's Independent Investigations Office is investigating, after a suspect was hit by a car while fleeing police in Prince George on Saturday. RCMP say they were conducting patrols at the CN Fair Ground...
May 16, 2022
Prince Rupert Fire Crews Deem Belmont Fire to be Suspicious, Hand Investigation to RCMP
A fire which levelled the Belmont Hotel earlier this month has been deemed suspicious by the Prince Rupert Fire Department. Sparking on May 1st, the fire completely destroyed the landmark, and caused ...
May 13, 2022
College of New Caledonia Board of Directors Selects New Chair
Shobha K Sharma has been selected as the next chair of the College of New Caledonia's Board of Directors. Sharma, who currently serves as Executive Director of the Central Interior Native Health Socie...
May 13, 2022 Photo taken by Prince George Chamber of Commerce, provided by College of New Caledonia
Government of Canada Announces More Funding For Wildfire Response in BC
Canada is investing a further $8.4 million into wildfire emergency planning and response initiatives in BC, via the First Nations Emergency Services Society. That comes in addition to $516 million in ...
May 13, 2022
100 Mile House RCMP Investigating Assault From Tuesday Caught on Camera
100 Mile House RCMP are investigating an assault caught on camera on Tuesday. A video of the incident, which occurred in Centennial Park, was first shared with police by Peter Skene Ogden Secondary Sc...
May 13, 2022
Quesnel and CRD create Survey to get public opinion on renovation options for Rec centre
In a press from earlier today, the City of Quesnel and the Cariboo Regional District said that they are looking to get public feedback on which of three options they believe should be chosen when it c...
May 13, 2022
Pope Expected to Issue Second Apology During Three Stop Trip to Canada at the End of July
Pope Francis will make stops in Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit during a visit to Canada at the end of July. Coordinators for the visit say the Pope's limited mobility prevents him from being able ...
May 13, 2022