Category Archives: News
City of Quesnel to Invest up to $2 Million From Reserve Funds To Finish Fire Hall Renovation
Renovations are on the way for one of Quesnel's three fire halls, after the City agreed to invest fresh funds. Councillors voted for the spending of up to 2 million dollars of reserve funds to complet...
Jan 19, 2022
Cedar LNG Project Planning to Submit for Environmental Assessment in February
An LNG project planned for Kitimat is on track to submit an Environmental Assessment application sometime next month. Cedar LNG is a proposed floating LNG facility planned to operate directly across t...
Jan 19, 2022
Williams Lake RCMP Identify Suspect Known to Them in Early Morning Break-in Investigation
Williams Lake RCMP were busy early yesterday morning, as they responded to a break-in attempt at a motel. Police were called out to the building, on 7th Avenue, just after 3:30 yesterday morning. They...
Jan 19, 2022
Every Health Authority Except Northern Health Saw Drops in Health Care Worker Sick Calls Last Week
Fewer health care workers called in sick last week in most Health Authorities, but that was not the case for the North. Out of 5 Health Authorities reporting data, Northern Health was the only one to ...
Jan 19, 2022
Pair of Prince George Area First Nations Form Committee to Improve Indigenous Education
A pair of First Nations in the Prince George area have come together to improve Indigenous education in the community. In June of last year, a special advisors report was released confirming the exist...
Jan 19, 2022
Assault Call Leads Williams Lake RCMP to Discover Concealed Weapons
An assault call from yesterday inadvertantly led Williams Lake RCMP right to a stash of hidden firearms. Police were called to a home on the 700 block of Pigeon avenue just before 3:00 yesterday morni...
Jan 19, 2022
Winter Storm Predicted to Hit Northwest Today
Residents of the North Coast got a bit of a relief from Mother Nature's onslaught, but that is expected to come to an end tonight. A winter storm watch which had been issued for inland sections of the...
Jan 19, 2022 Winter landscape with small willage in snowy mountans
January 19th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 1,975 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active case total to 37,167, with 854 in hospital, and 112 in ICU. Of the new cases, 88 come fro...
Jan 19, 2022
Indigenous led committee formed to create council for reconciliation
The recent formation of a new Indigenous led committee has been hailed a big milestone in the quest to implement reconciliation calls to action. The Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Marc Miller...
Jan 18, 2022 Indigenous Association of Canada (CNW Group/Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada)
Covid Surge Prompts Temporary Service Reductions in Northern Health
Temporary service adjustments are on the way in Northern Health as Covid continues to intensify existing staffing shortages. That means surgical service postponements, temporary staff re-assignments, ...
Jan 18, 2022