Category Archives: News
Northern Health Closes Prince George Nightclub Again for Violating Health Orders as Mandates Loosen
A Prince George nightclub has been shut down for ignoring provincial health orders, for a second time. This most recent closure comes even after the province loosened most restrictions, only keeping t...
Feb 23, 2022
Ribbon Cut to Usher in the Opening of the Renewed Bouchie Lake Outdoor Ice Rink
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held in Bouchie Lake yesterday to usher in the opening of the renovated ice rink. Last year, the Bouchie Lake Recreation Commission determined the outdoor rink, which is ...
Feb 23, 2022
Traffic Stop in New Hazelton Leads to Drug Trafficking Investigation
A traffic stop in New Hazelton from Sunday ended in the arrest of a drug trafficking suspect. New Hazelton RCMP have been conducting an on-going targeted enforcement related to drug trafficking in the...
Feb 23, 2022
School District 82 Looking to Expand Grade Coverage of Thornhill Primary and Elementary Schools
School District 82 is floating the idea of altering which grades are covered by the Thornhill Primary and Elementary Schools. Currently, the Primary School covers Kindergarten to Grade 3, while Thornh...
Feb 23, 2022
Environment Ministry Initiates Amendment to Rio Tinto Alcan's Pollution Control Bypass Rules
A ministry-initiated amendment to Rio Tinto Alcan's Environmental Management Act permit will alter the rules around when they need to report bypasses. In order to safely conduct maintenance on their K...
Feb 23, 2022
RCMP Release Video Footage of Alleged Attack on Coastal GasLink Worksite
RCMP have released video of a violent incident which took place on a Coastal GasLink worksite late last week. Last week, RCMP began investigating reports of an attack on the Marten Forest Service Road...
Feb 23, 2022
February 23rd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 2,103 new cases of Covid-19 over the four days between Friday and Monday. That works out to an average of 525 cases per day. Of the new cases, 215 come from Northern Heal...
Feb 23, 2022
BC Budget 2022 Projects Massive Deficit Decrease, Adds First Nation Health Supports, and Increases Wildfire Protections
According to today's budget announcement, BC is now forecasting a 483 million dollar deficit for 2021-22, significantly lower than prior projections. That projection is down from the 9.7 billion dolla...
Feb 22, 2022
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Says Exclusion from Justice Meeting Actively Excludes Off-Reserve Voices
Two of Canada's five recognized National Indigenous Organizations were left off the attendance list for today's justice meeting. Canada's Minister of Justice David Lametti met with federal and provinc...
Feb 22, 2022
Report Finds No Links Between Deaths and Indigenous Cultural Safety Programming at Goodacre Place in Smithers
A recently released review found no link between the deaths of six Indigenous men and cultural safety practices at a supportive housing complex in Smithers. Conducted by BC Housing, the review came ab...
Feb 22, 2022