Category Archives: News
Old Skeena Bridge Rehabilitation Work in Terrace Begins Today
Long-awaited rehabilitation work on the Old Skeena Bridge in Terrace is finally getting underway today. Construction on the 97 year-old bridge was initially supposed to begin in April, but had to be d...
Jul 25, 2022
Extreme Heat Warnings Issued for North and Central Coasts, Bulkley Valley and Lakes, and Cariboo
A heat wave rolling through BC this week has prompted Extreme Heat Warnings for the Northcoast, Central Coast, Cariboo, and Bulkley Valley and Lakes. On the Northcoast, near Terrace and Kitimat, as we...
Jul 25, 2022
Penitential Visit Kicks Off as Pope Lands in Edmonton for 6-day Visit With Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Pope Francis was welcomed with drumming, cameras, and crowds as he landed in Edmonton yesterday for the first leg of his Canada visit. Described by the Pontiff as a Pilgrimage of Penance, the visit, t...
Jul 25, 2022
Upgraded conviction for murder nearby Prince George in 2015 upheld by Canadian Supreme Court
Canada's Supreme Court, the highest level of court in the entire country, has made the decision to uphold a first degree murder conviction for a murder back in 2015. This decision was released yesterd...
Jul 22, 2022
BC Ferries fire their President and CEO
It was announced earlier today that the BC Ferry Services Board has handed their President and CEO Mark Collins his walking papers. After spending 18 years with BC Ferries and the last 5 as CEO, Colli...
Jul 22, 2022
City of Williams Lake likely to sign memorandum of understanding relating to Landslide Complex
A memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed by the Cariboo Regional District, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the City of Williams Lake regarding an assessment and inv...
Jul 22, 2022
First Nations Communities Will No Longer Be Required to Give Up Federal Tax Exemption on Reserve Lands When Signing Modern Treaties
First Nations will no longer be required to give up their federal tax exemption on reserve lands when signing a modern treaty. Previously, the Modern Treaty process required Nations to give up that ri...
Jul 22, 2022
Numbers go up in latest BC COVID update
The province of BC saw an uptick in total Covid cases last week, but the North's numbers went down, as did hospitalizations, according to the CDC's weekly report. Between July 10th and the 16th, the p...
Jul 22, 2022
Slight difference in Northern BC Wildfire conditions
No wildfires are currently ongoing in the Cariboo fire region and the number of fires in the northwest is back down to 7. A 4,700 hectare blaze west of Highway 37 and north of Blue River, near Lower P...
Jul 22, 2022
No change in Flood Risks in Northern BC
When it comes to Flood risks in Northwestern BC, the in place advisories and warnings have not changed in the slightest. A Flood Watch covering the Nechako River continues to be maintained by the Rive...
Jul 22, 2022