Category Archives: News
Suspect charged following break and enter
Charges have been approved after a suspect was caught in the act of breaking into a local business last month. After midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 11, the Prince George RCMP's Street Crew Unit interrupted...
Sep 15, 2020
Coalition of First Nations hoping to receive location data on Covid-19 cases
A coalition of First Nations are escalating their efforts to receive Covid-19 information. The coalition is applying to the Information and Privacy Commissioner for an order to disclose proximate case...
Sep 15, 2020
Bulkey-Valley MP Taylor Bachrach pens letter to Air Canada urging resumption of flights in Smithers
In a letter to Air Canada CEO Calvin Rovinescu, Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is urging them to resume scheduled flights to the Smithers Regional Airport (YYD) as soon as possible. Bachrach...
Sep 15, 2020
U.S. drops tariffs on Canadian aluminum
The United States is lifting a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative says it will lift the tariffs retroactive to Sept. 1 because it expects Canadian exp...
Sep 15, 2020
Wanted Prince Rupert man arrested in Edmonton
On Monday Aug. 31, around 10:30 a.m., Cameron James Low was taken into custody by the Edmonton Police Service at a location in northwest Edmonton. In March of 2020 Low was arrested in Prince Rupert an...
Sep 15, 2020
Stikine MLA Doug Donaldson not seeking re-election in upcoming election
NDP MLA for Stikine, Doug Donaldson, has announced today that he will not be seeking re-election in the next provincial election. Donaldson is in his twelfth year as Stikine MLA. Previous to being MLA...
Sep 14, 2020
Wildfire smoke potentially hitting the north in the coming days
A special air quality statement has been issued for the South Peace Region, Cariboo, Lakes District and northern coastal and inland sections. The regions are either currently or will be impacted by wi...
Sep 14, 2020
Kitimat RCMP investigating suspicious occurrence
Police are hoping to identify a driver of a vehicle involved in a suspicious occurrence. On Thursday, September 10th 2020 at 8:20 p.m., the Kitimat RCMP received a report of a suspicious incident. An ...
Sep 14, 2020
Kitimat water systems maintenance in the Service Centre area
Today at 10:30 p.m., the water in the Service Centre area in Kitimat will be turned off for water system repairs until the following morning at 6 a.m.. If residents are experiencing cloudy water the f...
Sep 14, 2020
Interior Health warns of pollution from U.S. wildfires
Pollution from wildfires in the western part of the United States has made its way into some regions in B.C.'s Interior Region. Interior Health has said in a press release that symptoms from pre-exist...
Sep 14, 2020