Category Archives: News
Lytton Evacuees To Survey Devastation
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District says it's planning a bus tour for evacuees from Lytton, B-C, to survey the damage. Debbie Sell of the district's emergency operations centre says a date has not b...
Jul 06, 2021 Antti Lipponen / CC
Villager suspect church fires are both connected and intentional
While investigators sift through the ashes of what was once St. Paul's Anglican church in Gitwangak, they have yet to draw any conclusions...villagers however, seem to have drawn their own conclusions...
Jul 05, 2021 Jitze Couperus / CC
Red Cross asks for wildfire donations
The wildfires that have triggered evacuations across British Columbia have mobilized the resources of the Red Cross and they are now accepting donations to support those affected. Wildfires have devas...
Jul 05, 2021 Elaine Vigneault / CC
Cariboo Regional District issues evacuation order
The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert back on Saturday, for the Big Stick area west of Williams Lake as a result of fire activity. BC Wildfire Service listed the fire as disco...
Jul 05, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Wet'suwet'en advocate speaks out against Indian Act
A well known Wet'suwet'en advocate of increased Indigenous participation in the economy is in the running to potentially be the candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada in the Skeena - Bulkley V...
Jul 05, 2021
BC Wildfire Crews Making Progress
The wildfire service is reporting some progress as it fights several of the forest fires that have swept through parts of the B-C Interior since last week. Crews have completed some guards along the e...
Jul 05, 2021 Photo courtesy BC Wildfire Service
Back To School Should Be Back To Normal
The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training says classes at B-C's colleges and universities should look more normal this fall than at any point since March of last year. A statement from th...
Jul 05, 2021
BC To Get Outside Help In Fighting Wildfires
Nearly 100 out of province wildfire specialists are due in BC today to help control numerous devastating blazes. Teams from Ontario and New Brunswick will be checked for COVID-19 before being assigned...
Jul 05, 2021
Friendship House Prince Rupert Lobby Renovation
Starting today, The Friendship House of Prince Rupert's lobby has now become a more welcoming and efficient space for the thousands of people who regularly walk in their doors. The reception an...
Jul 02, 2021
Gitwangak Church Destroyed By Fire
The church in Gitwangak is a pile of rubble after a fire destroyed it Thursday night. St Paul's Anglican church saw the first attempt on June 27. Calls came into the RCMP in Hazelton shortly after one...
Jul 02, 2021 Jitze Couperus / CC