Category Archives: News
Canadian Snowbirds not performing at Penticton airshow after incident at Fort St John airport
After an incident that took place yesterday at the North Peace Regional Airport in Fort St. John, Canadian Air Force Snowbirds will not be performing at a planned airshow in Penticton. The incident in...
Aug 03, 2022
Gitanmaax holds first annual pride parade to support Indigenous LGBTQ2S+ community
Gitanmaax held their first annual pride parade on Friday seeing plenty of support for the LGBTQ2S+ community. Participants marched from the Gitanmaax Health and Wellness Centre down to the Ksan Campgr...
Aug 03, 2022 Gitanmaax celebrates LGBTQ2S+ with first annual pride parade, photo courtesy of Morgyn Budden (CFNR)
BC Housing CEO Resigns Amid Threats After Losing Confidence In his Ability to Solve the Issues Ahead
BC Housing's CEO Shayne Ramsay has decided to resign, citing violence, threats, and an unwillingness of communities to help each other as contributing factors. In a resignation letter posted publicly ...
Aug 03, 2022
14 New Projects in the North Receive Funding to Enhance Social Services in their Communities
Fourteen projects in the North will split $1.3 million in fresh funding through the Northern Healthy Communities Fund. Among them is a $100,000 Ksan Society project to bring a full-time coordinator to...
Aug 03, 2022
New Housing Development in Kitimat Receives Second Permit, After Covid Forced the Project to the Backburner Last Time
A housing project in Kitimat has received a second development permit, after Covid prevented initial plans from going ahead. In 2019, the District awarded the first permit to IAG Enterprises to bring ...
Aug 03, 2022
Update: Blue River Fire Now Being Held, Still Largest in BC, 6 Wildfires of Note Burning in the South, Including 4 in Kamloops Fire Centre
While it's still the largest active wildfire in the province, the Wildfire Service has now listed the Blue River fire as being held. That fire is still covering 11,000 hectares west of Highway 37 and ...
Aug 03, 2022
Kitimat RCMP Reports Busiest May, in Terms of Service Requests, Since the Data Began Being Recorded
Kitimat's RCMP detachment saw more requests for service in the month of May this year than any since the data began being recorded in 2008. This year saw 422 files opened in May, compared to 401 last ...
Aug 03, 2022
Snowbird Aircraft crashes after trying to take off from Fort St John airport
Earlier this afternoon, paramedics were called out to the North Peace Regional Airport in Fort St. John after an incident involving a plane. The plane in question, a Canadian Military Snowbird aircraf...
Aug 02, 2022
Dawson Creek RCMP looking to identify hit and run suspect
Dawson Creek RCMP are asking for public assistance to help identify a suspect in a hit and run from Friday. At around 4:30 in the afternoon, police received reports of a hit and run between a vehicle ...
Aug 02, 2022
BC increasing max rebate amounts to allow for easier access to electric vehicles
According to a recent announcement, BC will be increasing maximum rebate amounts so that residents will more easily be able to access electric vehicles. A maximum provincial rebate under the CleanBC G...
Aug 02, 2022