Category Archives: News
Quesnel receives funding to help tell stories of marginalized groups
At their last Council meeting, the city of Quesnel got approval to receive $49,330 in funds from the 150 Time Immemorial Program. The reason that the city was looking to get this funding is so they ca...
Mar 17, 2022
Gitxaala nation and Citywest teaming up to bring high speed internet to community
The Gitxaala nation and Citywest have inked a deal that will see high speed internet coming to the community. This will be a fibre optic system under a new company called the Gitxaala Citywest communi...
Mar 17, 2022
Quesnel bylaw now forcing downtown businesses to sweep sidewalks
A bylaw in Quesnel has been amended and it will now force business owners to clear their sidewalks not just in the winter, but the summer as well. Due to a request by the Downtown Business association...
Mar 17, 2022
E-Mail Set Up To Collect Concerns Over Poor Highway 37 Driving Conditions
Drivers in the Northwest are well aware of just how treacherous and unforgiving Highway 37 can be between Kitimat and Kitwanga. Even in the best of weather conditions, the winding road can prove diffi...
Mar 17, 2022
Municipal Affairs Minister Believes in Community-based Approach to Solving the Housing Crisis
It's no secret that British Columbians, especially those in the North, are facing a housing crisis. But, newly appointed Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen says the solution to that crisis will ...
Mar 17, 2022
March 17th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 235 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. Of the new cases, 23 come from Northern Health, while 182 are from the Interior. There are 329 active Covid hospitalizations ...
Mar 17, 2022
Province of BC updating BC parks reservation service
For those that are big fans of camping, the province has announced that they updated their BC Parks reservation service and are encouraging residents to look it over before bookings open on March 21st...
Mar 16, 2022
Northern schools benefiting from program that provides local food
A relatively new initiative known as Feed BC is going to be providing locally-sourced food to 20 of BC's public post-secondary schools. Of the 20 partners in the program, 3 have campuses in the North:...
Mar 16, 2022
BC conducting brand new type of report to help combat homelessness
BC is going to be conducting a type of report that has never been done before on homelessness to get better information on how they should tailor their provincial programs and services to help people ...
Mar 16, 2022
Literal Dumpster Fire Turns into Figurative Dumpster Fire For Arsonist With Prince George Arrest
Prince George RCMP responded to a dumpster fire of a crime scene on Monday, both literally and figuratively. Just before midnight, police were called out to the 1600 block of Spruce Street following r...
Mar 16, 2022