Category Archives: News
Repairs on Bella Coola Area Bridge Delayed Until Spring
Repairs planned next month on a Bella Coola area bridge have been postponed until the spring. But, it isn't news that many residents of the area are taking poorly. When news that the repairs would tak...
Dec 06, 2021
Prince Rupert Driver Destroys Cars in Mall Parking Lot, Injures One, Before Being Apprehended
A Prince Rupert parking lot was left looking more like the site of a tornado than a traffic incident on Saturday. RCMP were initially called out to the Prince Rupert Square Mall for reports of an erra...
Dec 06, 2021
Trans Mountain Pipeline Restarts After Three Week Precautionary Shut Down
Trans Mountain has restarted operation on its pipeline following a precautionary three week shut down. Excessive flooding and landslides experienced in the South over the past few weeks necessitated t...
Dec 06, 2021
MLA Nathan Cullen Asks RCMP Commissioner to Launch Review in to Use of Force
Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen has asked the head of the RCMP to launch a review in to actions taken which ultimately led to his eviction from Gitxsan territory last week. In a letter penned to Commissione...
Dec 06, 2021
December 6th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 405 new cases of Covid-19, as of last Friday night. That brings the total number of active cases province-wide to 3,071, with 95 in ICU. Of the new cases, 57 come from No...
Dec 06, 2021
Canadian Academics Sign Letter Condemning Injunction on Wet'suwet'en Territory
A letter signed by more than a thousand Canadian Academics directs 7 calls to action towards Canada regarding the recent disputes on Wet'suwet'en territory. In the letter they say that Canada is, as i...
Dec 03, 2021
CRD Mandates Covid Vaccinations for District Employees
Cariboo Regional District employees must be fully vaccinated by the middle of next month. A new mandate, recently approved by the Board, will go in to effect next month, requiring all CRD employees to...
Dec 03, 2021
Rio Tinto BC Works GM to Depart Kitimat for New Role in Australia
Affonso Bizon, the current GM of Rio Tinto's BC Works facility in Kitimat, is heading to Australia. Rio Tinto announced today that Bizon will be heading down under to fill the same position at their B...
Dec 03, 2021
Farnworth says long rebuild is ahead for BC after flooding and storms
The Public Safety Minister has sent out a statement saying that the worst parts of the storms that caused flooding and landslides may be over but BC will have to deal with a long rebuild in the afterm...
Dec 03, 2021
Quesnel RCMP Seeking Witnesses to Assault Which Left Victim in Critical Condition
Quesnel RCMP are looking for witnesses to an assault from last night which has one man in critical condition. Police were called to the 100 block of Carsen Avenue, near Season's House, for reports of ...
Dec 03, 2021