Category Archives: News

November 30th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 970 new cases of Covid-19 between Friday and Sunday. That brings the province's active total to 2,882, with 115 in ICU. It marks the first time the province has been belo...
Jeff Blagden Nov 30, 2021

UPDATE: Gitxsan Huwilp Government Issue MLA Nathan Cullen Eviction Notice
Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen is set meet with a group of Gitxsan Hereditary Chiefs who issued him an eviction notice last week. Members of the Gitxsan Huwilp Government posted the notice on Cullen's Haze...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021 Photo Source: Nikita Campbell, Gitxsan Media

Employees at Two West Fraser Pulp Mills in Quesnel Laid Off Due to Transportation Issues
Employees at two West Fraser operated pulp mills in Quesnel have been laid off due to flooding in the South. Due to transportation and logistics issues caused by the mass floods, West Fraser has been ...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021

Two Pedestrians in Hospital Following Motor Vehicle Incident in Prince George
Two pedestrians are in hospital following a vehicle accident in Prince George this weekend. RCMP were called out to the intersection of the Hart Highway and Shady Lane just after 5:00 on Saturday even...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021

Kids in BC can now get vaccinated against COVID
Elementary school aged kids are now able to get some protection against the virus that put the entire world on hold. As of today, around 350-thousand children that are aged between 5-11 in BC are able...
Rob Young Nov 29, 2021

Weekly News Recap - November 22nd-26th, 2021 (Video)
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Rob Young Nov 29, 2021

One Injured Following Firearms Incident at Williams Lake Property Known to Police
One individual is in hospital following an incident at a Williams Lake residence well-known to police from yesterday. RCMP were called out to the 600 block of Winger Road in the late morning following...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021

Pacific Northwest Music Festival to End Covid Hiatus Next Year
A two year, Covid-induced, hiatus is set to come to an end next year for the Pacific Northwest Music Festival. In 2020, the Festival was cancelled for the first time in it's 5 decade history. This yea...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021

Union Workers at Gibraltar Mines Vote to Ratify New Agreement
A tentative agreement reached between workers at Gibraltar Mine and Taseko has now been ratified. Prior to the agreement, more than 500 workers at the mine represented by Unifor Local 3018 had voted 9...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021

BC's Indigenous Affairs Minister Says it's "Unfair" to Blame Province for Police Actions
BC's Indigenous Affairs Minister says it is unfair to blame the provincial government for the RCMP's actions on Wet'suwet'en territory. Minister Murray Rankin says that it is not the job of the provin...
Jeff Blagden Nov 29, 2021