Category Archives: News

Single Vehicle Rollover in Quesnel Takes One Life
One man has passed away following a single vehicle rollover near Quesnel yesterday. RCMP received a call of the rollover on Quesnel Hixon Road at around 2:45 in the afternoon. According to police, the...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

Historic Cariboo Mountain Road to Be Restored Thanks to New Funding
A historic road is set to be restored following a 50 thousand dollar donation by Barkerville Gold Mines. Funding was sent to the Friends of Barkerville Cariboo Goldfields Society and will cover a 15 k...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

Prince Rupert RCMP Looking to Identify Boat Break-in Suspects
Prince Rupert RCMP have had little luck in identifying the culprit of a boat break-in from last month. Sometime before 9:00 at night on September 5th, two suspects broke in to a boat on the Fairview D...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

McLeese Lake Recycling Centre Stolen
A Williams Lake area thief has stolen the McLeese Lake Recycling Centre. You heard that right, according to the Cariboo Regional District, a particularly well equipped robber made off with the Centre,...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

Lax Kw'alaams Covid Lockdown Over
A Covid scare which forced Lax Kw'alaams in to lockdown for over a week has now passed. According to the Band, three individuals had tested positive in the community, but all have now recovered and en...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

300 Hectares of Haida Gwaii Forests Restored Thanks to FESBC and Taan Forest
Two new recently completed Taan Forest Limited Partnership projects will help restore habitats and create food sources for animals on Haida Gwaii. Thanks to 1.6 million dollars in funding from the For...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

October 19th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 1,846 new cases of Covid-19 over the three day period between Friday and Sunday. That brings the province's active total to 4,917, with 151 in ICU. Of the new cases, 406 ...
Jeff Blagden Oct 19, 2021

Gitxsan Band Together to Keep Girl at Home
Gitxsan and their allies gathered together in Hazelton on Sunday in a heroic display to keep a child at home. Gitanmaax Hereditary Chiefs formed a road block with allies to prevent a six-year old Gitx...
Jeff Blagden Oct 18, 2021

Prince Rupert Boil Water Advisory Downgraded to Water Quality Advisory
A boil water advisory which had been in place for nearly a month in Prince Rupert has been downgraded. Initially, the advisory was put in place due to increased turbidity levels in the water supply. N...
Jeff Blagden Oct 18, 2021

Ferries Between Prince Rupert and Skidegate Delayed Due to Weather
Those looking to take the Ferry between the North coast and Haida Gwaii will be met with some weather-imposed delays. Adverse weather conditions have delayed the trip from Prince Rupert to Skidegate, ...
Jeff Blagden Oct 18, 2021