Category Archives: News
Registration begins soon for the upcoming school year in Prince Rupert
Schools are set to return in September. Registration is coming up soon for schools in the Prince Rupert area. Port Edward Elementary will be opening for registration from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sept....
Aug 26, 2020
Confirmed Covid-19 case at Sitka Lodge
A case of Covid-19 has been confirmed at the Sitka Lodge in Kitimat. The confirmation came in this morning. Prevention measures were put into place and the guest has been transferred directly to an is...
Aug 26, 2020
B.C. honours safety volunteers
Six Public Lifeline volunteers are being recognized for their exceptional contributions to emergency and disaster response through the province. Normally these awards would be handed out as part of Na...
Aug 26, 2020
Guns seized and four arrested following weapons report
Four people have been arrested following a weapons report at a Prince George motel. Early Saturday morning Prince George RCMP received a weapons related report at a motel on the 3400 block of Highway ...
Aug 25, 2020
Dawson Creek area farm celebrates 100 years
Evans Farms marks 100 years and becomes the latest recipient of the Century Farm Award. The family originally moved from from Shrewsbury, England, to Doe River, just north of Dawson Creek. When they a...
Aug 25, 2020
B.C. reports 175 overdose fatalities in July
B.C. reported 175 overdose deaths in July. June of this year also recorded 175 overdose related deaths. In a statement by Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy she says that the majority...
Aug 25, 2020
RCMP recover body of missing kayaker
RCMP have recovered the body of a missing kayaker north of Bear Lake. The Underwater Recovery Team found the body in Davie Lake Monday. Mounties were called out to the lake Saturday afternoon after re...
Aug 25, 2020
Kitimat RCMP respond to distress call
Kitimat RCMP and local search and rescue were called out to Onion Lake over the weekend. Police were contacted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. about a female in distress. A helicopter brought in by Kitimat SAR lo...
Aug 25, 2020
RCMP and Search and Rescue Crews looking for missing kayaker
Efforts continue to locate a missing kayaker. In the afternoon on Saturday, Prince George RCMP received a report of a missing kayaker on Davie Lake, north of the community of Bear Lake. Multiple offic...
Aug 24, 2020
Province introduces new measures to enforce Covid-19 protocols
The province has introduced measures to help enforce rules against large gatherings and parties. On Friday, police and provincial enforcement officials are being given the ability to issue $2,000 tick...
Aug 24, 2020