Category Archives: News
Jubliee Lodge Outbreak Declared Over By Northern Health
A Covid outbreak which had been in place for an exactly a month has finally been lifted. Northern Health declared an outbreak at Jubilee Lodge in Prince George on September 5th, after they found 8 tot...
Oct 07, 2021
Two Reports of Impaired Drivers Lead to Drug and Weapon Arrests in New Hazelton
A pair of incidents in New Hazelton from this week serves as a stark reminder to always report suspected impaired drivers. On Monday, RCMP responded to reports of an impaired driver to find a man, bel...
Oct 07, 2021
Haisla Bridge Traffic Limited Over Long Weekend
Construction crews working on the Haisla Bridge will be busy this long weekend. For the rest of us, that means the Kitimat bridge will be down to single lane alternation traffic over the weekend. Begi...
Oct 07, 2021
Virtual Platform Launches Offering Legal Service to Indigenous British Columbians
Indigenous residents of BC who have limited access to legal supports, will soon have a new resource. The Virtual Indigenous Justice Centre launched this week as part of the province's First Nations Ju...
Oct 07, 2021
Indigenous Population In Canada Could Pass 3 Million by 2041
According to a report released yesterday, the Indigenous population of Canada could surpass 3 million in just two decades. Assembled by Statcan, the report uses modified 2016 census data to project th...
Oct 07, 2021
Thanksgiving Gatherings Limited in Northern BC, but Not Southern
When it comes to Thanksgiving Day gatherings, the North and Interior take the short end of the wishbone. In the Northern Health and Interior Health Authorities, gatherings are limited to your househol...
Oct 07, 2021
Mushroom Picker Near Terrace Finds Body
A mushroom picker near Terrace came across something more morbid than fungi this weekend. According to police, the woman was out in the woods near the airport when she came across a body. She contacte...
Oct 07, 2021
Canfor Invests in New Sustainable BioFuel Plant in Prince George
A first-of-its-kind biofuel plant is on the way to Prince George, after receiving a funding boost yesterday. Canfor has announced its final investment decision in support of Arbios Biotech's biomass t...
Oct 07, 2021
LNG Canada to Require Employees to be Vaccinated by November 30th
Vaccination holdouts working for LNG Canada will need to get poked soon or risk missing work. LNG Canada announced this morning that they would be following the province's recommendations regarding wo...
Oct 07, 2021
October 7th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 752 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active total to 5,945, with 136 in ICU. Of the new cases, 130 are within Northern Health's jurisdi...
Oct 07, 2021