Category Archives: News
Nuxalk Nation Declares State of Emergency Amid Surge in Covid Cases
A Bella Coola area First Nation has declared a state of emergency following a surge in Covid cases. As of Monday, the Nuxalk First Nation is facing 34 confirmed active cases of Covid-19. In order to s...
Nov 17, 2021
Surrey RCMP Could Head North as City Launches Municipal Police Force
An injection of RCMP officers could be coming to fill vacanies in the North as Surrey transitions to their own police force. Surrey, which is currently home to the largest RCMP detachment in Canada, a...
Nov 17, 2021
Outbreak at Bulkley Valley District Hospital Declared Over
Northern Health has declared the end of a Covid outbreak at the Bulkley Valley District Hospital. Declared on October 19th, the outbreak had covered the Inpatient Unit at the Smithers-based hospital. ...
Nov 17, 2021
Digital Technology Supercluster Invests in Coastal First Nations Connectivity Network
As projects to improve internet connectivity in the North get underway, the Coastal First Nations Connectivity Network is getting ahead of the curve. The Network looks to train groups of community lea...
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Mutual Aid Agreements Key to Extinguishing Two Quesnel Fires Last Tuesday
A mutual aid agreement between Cariboo area fire departments was key in stemming a pair of Quesnel fires last week. Last Tuesday a large fire which took multiple days to extinguish sparked at the West...
Nov 17, 2021 Image from Quesnel Fire Chief Twitter Profile.
Concerned Smithers Citizens to Host Rally Tomorrow Over Province's Handling of Old Growth Logging
A group of concerned Smithers residents are planning a rally tomorrow to address concerns over the province's handling of Old Growth Logging deferrals. At the beginning of the month, the province anno...
Nov 17, 2021
November 17th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 338 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 3,568, with 107 in ICU. Of the new cases, 57 come from Northe...
Nov 17, 2021
Brother Pole to be Raised in Smithers Today
Mike Dangeli is nearing the finish line on his second in a series of totem poles soon to adorn the Highway of Tears. Titled the Brother Pole, the new pole follows the Grandmother Pole, which was erect...
Nov 17, 2021
Health Ministry Provides Update on Covid Impacts on Health Care System
Health Minister Adrian Dix provided an update today on how the on-going pandemic is impacting the health care industry. Currently there are just over 125 thousand workers employed in the industry by t...
Nov 16, 2021
Province Expects Youth Vaccines to be Approved Soon, Will Not Be Mandatory
Last month, the US approved a Covid vaccine for children aged 5-11, and Canada isn't far behind. Provincial Health Officer Doctor Bonnie Henry expects Health Canada's review of the youth version of th...
Nov 16, 2021