Category Archives: News
Canfor Announces Scheduling Cuts for Western Canada Sawmills as Supply Chain Issues Press On
Canfor is reducing shift schedules at 11 sawmills in Western Canada, due to on-going supply chain issues. According to the forest product producer, the issues have left them with unsustainable invento...
Apr 01, 2022
Old Growth Deferrals Now in Place Covering 1.7 Million Hectares as First Nations Engagements Continue
Old growth logging deferrals are now in place across 1.7 million hectares of forest, as discussions with First Nations continue. Last November, the province announced it would begin engagements with F...
Apr 01, 2022
New BC Arts Council Funding Will Support Pandemic Recovery for a Number of Northern Organizations
11 organizations in the Northwest are among more than 300 benefiting from a fresh funding injection to the BC Arts Council. In total, the province is providing $12.4 million to go towards pandemic rec...
Apr 01, 2022
New Traditional Pit Home and Museum Facility Coming to Skeetchestn First Nation
An injection of federal funding will allow the Skeetchestn First Nation to build a traditional pit home and museum facility. Today, Ottawa committed a total of $825,000 to support the construction of ...
Apr 01, 2022
Water Main Repair Work in Westridge Area of Williams Lake to Pick Up Next Week
Water main repair work is set to pick up in Williams Lake next week, and residents are being advised of the impacts. Replacing a line which feeds the Westridge area, which has already been repaired nu...
Apr 01, 2022
Pope Francis Apologizes for Role of Catholic Church in Canada's Residential School System
Pope Francis has issued an apology for the Catholic Church's role in the Canadian residential school system. During a public audience this morning, the Pope asked for forgiveness for what he called de...
Apr 01, 2022
April 1st Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 249 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. Of the new cases, 21 come from Northern Health, while 71 are from the Interior. There are 281 active Covid hospitalizations i...
Apr 01, 2022
BC Highway Patrol Seizes $100,000 in Cash After Pulling a Vehicle Over for Speeding Near Kitwanga
BC Highway Patrol in Smithers ended up seizing $100,000 in presumably legal cash, after stopping a vehicle for speeding. A man and woman from Alberta had been travelling on Highway 16, west of the Kit...
Mar 31, 2022
Known Criminal Arrested After He Crashes into Police Vehicle Responding to Drug Trafficking Calls in Houston
Houston RCMP were able to arrest a dangerous suspect last week, after he crashed in to a police vehicle. On March 23rd, police began receiving information of possible drug trafficking on the 2000 bloc...
Mar 31, 2022
RCMP Execute Two Search Warrants in Thornhill; Seize Weapons, Drugs, Cash, and Stolen Property
Large amounts of cash, stolen property, firearms and drugs were seized by police while conducting two simultaneous search warrants in Thornhill. Terrace RCMP executed both warrants on Tuesday, which w...
Mar 31, 2022