Category Archives: News
December 1st Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 358 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active total to 2,889, with 104 in ICU. Of the new cases, 56 come from Northern Health, while 85 a...
Dec 01, 2021
BC Discovers First Case of Omicron Covid Variant, 204 Residents Returning from Exposed Countries
British Columbia has identified its first case of the Omicron Covid variant, and have identified a number of possible exposure risks. So far, the province has identified 204 individuals who have recen...
Nov 30, 2021
Enhanced Covid Restrictions Now Cover All of Northern Health Authority
Covid restrictions which had been in place in Northern Health east of Kitwanga will now cover the entire Health Authority. That means social gatherings will be limited to 10 people indoors, and 25 out...
Nov 30, 2021
Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre to Re-Open All Pools Tomorrow
Mechanical issues are continuing to plague the Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre, making further closures necessary today. There will be no public access to the Centre between 3:30 and 6:00 this afternoon. A...
Nov 30, 2021
Smithers Parents Concerned Over Lack of Childcare Options Pen Letter to All Levels of Government
A group of parents concerned over dwindling child care options in Smithers have penned a letter to all levels of government. Smithers has been dealing with a child care shortage for some time, but the...
Nov 30, 2021
BC Ferries Announces Design for New Vessel, the Salish Heron
BC Ferries has revealed a design which will introduce a bit of Indigenous flair to its newest vessel. This Spring, the First Peoples' Cultural Council invited submissions from artists for consideratio...
Nov 30, 2021
Province Extends State of Emergency and Southern Fuel Limit Orders
British Columbia will be extending its state of emergency in to December, as recovery from extreme flooding and landslides continues. Initially put in place in Mid-November, the state of emergency was...
Nov 30, 2021
Routine Fisheries Inspection from 2017 Leads to Nearly $90,000 in Fines
A routine fisheries inspection conducted four years ago has led to nearly 90 thousand dollars in fines for one man. Garry Dean Stoner pled guilty to 12 fisheries act violations spread across 3 ...
Nov 30, 2021
MP Bachrach asks for investigation into handling of arrests enforcing pipeline injunction
MP Taylor Bachrach says he wants to see an investigation into the actions of the RCMP after so many arrests were made at the Morice forest service road over the past couple of weeks. Bachrach called u...
Nov 30, 2021
Apartment Fire in Kitimat Leads to Overnight Evacuation
A fire in a Kitimat apartment last night led to the evacuation of the entire building. Late yesterday afternoon, fire crews responded to the blaze at Sandpiper Apartments on Banyay Avenue. Crews manag...
Nov 30, 2021