Category Archives: News
Coquihalla Highway Open For Essential Travel, Highway 5 Blocked Off
The Transportation Ministry has some good news, and some bad news for those taking to the roads in BC. For the first time in over a month, limited access to the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Mer...
Aug 18, 2021
State of Emergency Extended Through at Least End of August
With more than 260 wildfires currently raging accross the province, BC has extended its state of emergency. In a statement yesterday, Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth said that the province is ta...
Aug 18, 2021
Clearwater Hospital to Close Overnights Until August 22nd Due to Limited Staffing
Limited staffing availability is forcing the overnight closure of the Clearwater emergency department for the next few days. Between today and August 22nd, the Doctor Helmcken Memorial Hospital Emerge...
Aug 18, 2021
Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 501 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total active cases to 5,296. Of the new cases, 205 are in the Interior Health region, and 35 within Northern Health's jurisdiction...
Aug 18, 2021
FNLC Calling for BC and Canada to Take Immediate Action to Quell Climate Change
With heat waves and wildfires dominating the BC news cycle this summer, the First Nations Leadership Council is speaking up. In a letter released yesterday, the FNLC is calling for both the Government...
Aug 18, 2021
Highway 16 to Become Greener With New Charging Stations
Highway 16 is about to become greener, figuratively speaking. 16 new electric vehicle charging stations are set to be installed at 8 different sites along the Highway. These sites will be operated by ...
Aug 18, 2021
Three BC First Nations Seek Revisions to Provincial Forestry Paper
Three BC First Nations are calling for the Province to heavily revise a forestry plan proposed earlier in the summer. The Tsilhqot'in, Lake Babine, and Carrier Sekani First Nations released a joint st...
Aug 18, 2021
BCFNJC Launch New Book to Help Guide Criminal Justice Industry on Gladue Rights
The BC First Nations Justice Council are launching a new, free to read, book which looks to guide criminal justice employees in their understanding of Gladue Rights. Titled "The Gladue Principles: A G...
Aug 18, 2021
Public Safety Minister says Firefighters are in for tough fight
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says wildfire crews are in for a challenging fight in the coming days as they battle some 263 wildfires across B-C, including 20 that are either highly visible or...
Aug 17, 2021
RCMP has now made 630 arrests in relation to old growth logging protests
The R-C-M-P have now made more than 630 arrests related to blockages set up to protest the logging of old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island, including 56 people who have previously been arre...
Aug 17, 2021