Category Archives: News
Houston Possible Tornado Sighting
What appeared to be a small tornado that touched down briefly near the community of Houston in the afternoon of July 4 does not appear to have caused any damage to the area. Jordan Porth, the o...
Jul 07, 2021
Kitimat RCMP Detachment to Gain Another Officer
The Kitimat RCMP is bringing in another officer to bolster its crime reduction unit's efforts to dampen drug-related crime and to assist in investigations. Detachment commander Sgt. Graham Morgan stat...
Jul 06, 2021
Downtown Crisis Meeting For The City Of Terrace
The City of Terrace will be holding a virtual town hall discussion with community members on July 14 to address the social issues surrounding the downtown area. This meeting is coming only a month aft...
Jul 06, 2021
Williams Lake Doctor Shortage
The Williams Lake city council is hoping to meet with the minister of health this fall to discuss the general area's shortage of doctors. Local government officials are able to request to have schedul...
Jul 06, 2021
Quesnel Students Donate to Firefighters
Donations from Quesnel have made their way to B.C.'s Interior, to help out the firefighters struggling to contain the dozens of wildfires in the area. Keri Osha, Adrianna Alec and Joely Paul were the ...
Jul 06, 2021 Forest Service, USDA
Possible Twister In Fort St John
Environment Canada is investigating the possibility a tornado swept through the Fort St. John area in northern B-C last week. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist says the powerful system s...
Jul 06, 2021 NOAA Photo Library / CC
Lytton Evacuees To Survey Devastation
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it's planning a bus tour for evacuees from Lytton, B-C, to survey the damage. Debbie Sell of the district's emergency operations centre says a date has not b...
Jul 06, 2021 Antti Lipponen / CC
Villager suspect church fires are both connected and intentional
While investigators sift through the ashes of what was once St. Paul's Anglican church in Gitwangak, they have yet to draw any conclusions...villagers however, seem to have drawn their own conclusions...
Jul 05, 2021 Jitze Couperus / CC
Red Cross asks for wildfire donations
The wildfires that have triggered evacuations across British Columbia have mobilized the resources of the Red Cross and they are now accepting donations to support those affected. Wildfires have devas...
Jul 05, 2021 Elaine Vigneault / CC
Cariboo Regional District issues evacuation order
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert back on Saturday, for the Big Stick area west of Williams Lake as a result of fire activity. BC Wildfire Service listed the fire as disco...
Jul 05, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service