Category Archives: News
College Of New Caledonia to Increase Tuition in 2022-2023 School Year
Tuition is set to increase for students at the College of New Caledonia, but not quite yet. An increase of 2 percent for all current students is set to take effect in the 2022-2023 school year, giving...
Dec 22, 2021
Dawson Creek RCMP Asking for Public Assistance Locating Two Teens Missing for Two Weeks
Dawson Creek RCMP are asking for public assistance in the search for a pair of teenagers who haven't been seen in weeks. 18 year-old Asha Oliver, and 19 year-old Tristin Pryor were each reported missi...
Dec 22, 2021
Mackenzie Transfer Station to Cut Hours of Operation in 2022
Staffing woes have prompted an reduction in operating hours for the Mackenzie Transfer Station in the new year. Generally, the landfill has been open 7 days a week, but with low staff and safety in mi...
Dec 22, 2021
RCMP Make Arrest Related to Suspicious Death Investigation in Esk'etemc
RCMP have made an arrest in relation to a suspected suspicious death near Williams Lake earlier this week. On Monday, Williams Lake RCMP and the North District Major Crimes Unit were called out to the...
Dec 22, 2021
Ice James Prompt Hazard Warning for Areas Near the Bulkley River
Residents near the Bulkley River are being warned of a build up of ice jams, which could lead to flooding. A Hazard Notice has been issued by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, the Town of Smit...
Dec 22, 2021 View of an ice jam along the Red River during the spring flood of 2011.
Lax Kw'alaams Holding Referendum Next Month to Determine Land Designation Plans
A referendum is set to be held next month to determine whether or not Lax Kw'alaams members agree with a planned land redesignation. That plan would see a section of reserve land designated to Canada,...
Dec 22, 2021
Non-Urgent Surgeries to be Postponed in BC Beginning January 4th
More surgical delays are on the way for BC, though that's something the North has become used to lately. Yesterday, the province announced plans to postpone all non-urgent scheduled surgeries in BC be...
Dec 22, 2021
British Columbia Sets New Single Day Record for Covid-19 Cases
British Columbia is reporting 1,308 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night, the highest single day total recorded in the province to date. That brings the province's active case total to 6,348, with ...
Dec 22, 2021
New-er Covid Restrictions Introduced for the Holidays
British Columbia is once again introducing new restrictions in an effort to stem the rapid transmission of the Omicron Covid variant. This newest set of restrictions is in addition to those announced ...
Dec 21, 2021
Heating System Failure Forces Closure of Prince Rupert Public Library
A heating system failure has forced the closure of the Prince Rupert Public Library. Plans are to re-open the library tomorrow, so long as the necessary repairs are made on time. The heating system at...
Dec 21, 2021