Category Archives: News
Northwest Fire Centre helping out other parts of BC with Wildfires
The Northwest Fire Centre is continuing to closely monitor the Northwest's fire situation, but they have been able to send multiple crews and other personnel to help out other fire centres through the...
Jul 28, 2021
Finance Minister says B-C has lower-than-projected deficit
Finance Minister Selina Robinson says B-C has a lower-than-projected deficit of 5.5-billion dollars, despite the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Robinson updated B-C's public accounts, saying the stre...
Jul 28, 2021
Unifor 2301 releases update on contract negotiations
With there currently being few details from both parties as to what's going on in the contract talks between the Unifor Local 2301 union and Rio Tinto, the union has released a brand new news bulletin...
Jul 28, 2021
Restrictions imposed in Central Okanagan because of COVID-19 outbreak
Some public health restrictions are being re-imposed in the central Okanagan due to an outbreak of COVID-19, primarily among people who are unvaccinated. The Interior Health authority says masks will ...
Jul 28, 2021
Campfire Ban lifted in Northwest Fire Centre
As of earlier today at noon, Campfires are once again allowed in both the Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres, considering the recent rainy days and cooler temperatures. The BC Wildfire Service g...
Jul 28, 2021
Terrace RCMP investigating death of woman run over by Train
Both the Terrace RCMP and BC Coroners Service are in the middle of investigating a train incident that took the life of a Terrace woman last week. At around 6:30 pm on last Monday July 19, the Terrace...
Jul 27, 2021
New Response team for Mental Health and Substance use problems sent out to Northwest BC
A brand new response team has been sent to northwest B.C. in order to provide rapid response for the communities that are facing big time mental health and substance abuse challenges. The Northwest Sp...
Jul 27, 2021
Rio Tinto reducing production at Smelter because of strike
In a news release from earlier today, Rio Tinto announced that they have begun reducing production at their BC Works aluminum smelter in Kitimat because of a strike initiated by the Unifor Local 2301 ...
Jul 27, 2021
BC launching month long Vaccination Campaign
B-C is launching a month-long vaccination blitz to encourage as many people as possible to get immunized against COVID-19. The Vax for B-C campaign begins today and continues through August -- aimed a...
Jul 27, 2021
BC Wildfire Service officials worried about people not following evac orders
Officials with the B-C Wildfire Service say they're making progress fighting some 250 blazes, but they're concerned about people defying evacuation orders. Director of operations Rob Schweitzer told a...
Jul 27, 2021