Category Archives: News
Office of the Auditor General releases report on Avalanche Safety on Provincial Highways
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is effectively managing its avalanche safety program. The audit examined the program from 2018 to...
Apr 27, 2021
Funding added to the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant
The Government of B.C. has added more funding to the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant. There is $75 million being added to the grant bringing the total amount available to more than $125 million....
Apr 27, 2021
North District Major Crime investigating suspicious death in Fort Nelson
On the morning of April 24, at approximately 8:54 a.m., Northern Rockies Regional RCMP received a call to assist Emergency Health services with a man who had been located injured inside a residence in...
Apr 27, 2021
Latest COVID-19 update
The province is reporting 2,491 new cases of COVID-19 in the past three days, 104 of those were in the Northern Health region. During today's COVID-19 briefing, provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie H...
Apr 26, 2021
Gitxsan Chiefs Bar Non-Indigenous Fishers From Territory
Gitxsan hereditary chiefs have announced they are no longer allowing non-Indigenous people to fish in their territory. In a statement, the chiefs say this is because the province has not returned to t...
Apr 26, 2021
Prince Rupert Infections Down
Prince Rupert's community vaccination program is showing positive results. According to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, there were only three new cases of COVID-19 reported in the city last week,...
Apr 23, 2021
Supreme Court Upholds Indigenous Hunting Rights
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled in favour of a U.S. Indigenous man's right to hunt in Canada. Richard Desautel is a member of the Lakes Tribe in Washington state, and in 2010, he was charged wit...
Apr 23, 2021
Latest COVID-19 Update
Health officials announced 1,006 new cases of COVID-19 during today's briefing, 42 of them are in the Northern Health Region. Four additional deaths were also announced. There are currently 502 people...
Apr 22, 2021
Quesnel RCMP Looking for Missing Man
Quesnel RCMP is asking for your help to locate a missing man. Sidney Ryan Boyd was reported missing on Monday. He was last seen on April 5th in downtown Quesnel. Police are currently looking for him i...
Apr 22, 2021 Quesnel RCMP asking for help finding Sidney Ryan Boyd. Source: RCMP
Latest COVID-19 Update
Health officials announced 849 new COVID-19 cases today, for a total of 120,889 in B.C. so far. There are currently 9,145 active cases, with 456 currently hospitalized, with 148 in intensive care. Of ...
Apr 20, 2021