Category Archives: News
August 20th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 689 new cases of Covid-19 as of last night. Of those, 278 are in the Interior Health Region, and 27 are within Northern Health's boundaries. The new cases brings the acti...
Aug 20, 2021
Extradition case for Huawei Executive ends after three years
The high-profile extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has wrapped up after close to three years of legal arguments. The case is set return to B-C Supreme Court in October, when the judge ...
Aug 19, 2021
Multiple BC authority figures give update on Wildfire Situation
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth and members of the B-C Wildfire Service, Emergency Management B-C and R-C-M-P are giving an update on the wildfire situation across the province in a briefing thi...
Aug 19, 2021
Overdose Advisory issued for Northern BC area
An overdose advisory has been issued for the Northern BC area by Northern Health due to some unregulated substances being sold in the area as Heroin. In addition to these substances being sold in the ...
Aug 19, 2021
City of Quesnel hosting Community tour
The City of Quesnel will be hosting the Let's connect Community tour on September 18th in order to help people connect with one another again since that was rather difficult to do during the pandemic....
Aug 19, 2021
Two places on Sunshine coast reverting to their original Indigenous names
Two English place names on the Sunshine Coast are officially reverting to the original Indigenous names given to them by the shishalh Nation. The community of Wilson Creek just south of Sechelt will r...
Aug 19, 2021
BC Wildfire service concerned about Firefighter crews becoming Fatigued
The B-C Wildfire Service says it's concerned about fatigue setting in due to the exhausting conditions that crews are facing during this year's difficult fire season. Fire operations manager Todd Ness...
Aug 19, 2021
Water Restriction in Thornhill and Terrace Lifted
A water restriction which had been in place in Thornhill and some parts of Terrace has been lifted. The restrictions had been in place for residents drawing from the Thornhill and North Terrace Water ...
Aug 19, 2021
Williams Lake City Council Vote to Fund New Youth Painted Mural
Williams Lake City Council has approved a new, 10 foot tall, mural, with a wholesome twist. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, council opted to invest their five thousand dollar mural budget in to a...
Aug 19, 2021
Prince Rupert's Shaun Stevenson Named to List of Most Influential BC Business Leaders
A local Northwesterner has been named to the BC500 for his impact on industry. Shaun Stevenson, President and CEO of the Prince Rupert Port Authority, has been placed on the prestigious list. The BC50...
Aug 19, 2021