Category Archives: News
Precautionary outbreak declared at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.
Northern Health has declared a precautionary outbreak on a Prince George hospital unit. The move follows lab confirmed COVID-19 cases connected to the Internal Medicine Unit of the Universtiy Hospital...
Dec 30, 2020 Northern Health logo // Courtesy: Northern Health
Prince George man banned for driving in road rage incident
A Prince George man is banned from driving for one year, after ramming another vehicle in a road rage incident. RCMP say on June 30th, Brandon James Peters, rammed his sedan into the side of a pick-up...
Dec 28, 2020
City of Williams Lake handing out COVID-19 prep kits to local businesses
The City of Williams Lake is providing local businesses with COVID-19 preparation kits. The kits include hand sanitizer, masks, door signage, floor decals, and information for businesses requiring sup...
Dec 28, 2020
Mounties investigating suspicious death in Prince Rupert
Prince Rupert RCMP are continuing to investigate a suspicious death. The B.C. Ambulance Service called police to a home in the 1400 block of 7th Avenue East just after 2:30 Christmas Eve day. Investig...
Dec 28, 2020
LNG Canada COVID-19 outbreak over
Northern Health has declared an end to the COVID-19 outbreak at the LNG Canada site in Kitimat. In all, 56 workers who tested positive for the virus have recovered and all close contacts have complete...
Dec 28, 2020
More COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. care homes.
Three regional health authorities in British Columbia are reporting new COVID-19 outbreaks in assisted-living facilities and long-term care homes. Interior Health says six residents and four staff mem...
Dec 28, 2020
Snowboarder reported missing at Shames Mountain
Update: The missing snowboarder has been located. According to a written statement, the snowboarder was reported missing around 7 pm last night. His vehicle was located on the Shames Mountain access r...
Dec 23, 2020
State of Emergency Extended
Another 20 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed at Big White ski resort in Kelowna, in an outbreak the Interior Health authority says is mostly related to shared housing. The authority says 96 cases ...
Dec 22, 2020
Mounties Bring Gifts to Skidegate Elders
Last week, members of the Queen Charlotte RCMP detachment on Haida Gwaii, made holiday visits to elders in the Skidegate community. They arrived wearing Santa hats, and in decorated police cruisers th...
Dec 22, 2020
Williams Lake RCMP looking for witnesses following attempted armed robbery
Williams Lake RCMP continue to seek witnesses as an attempted armed robbery investigation continues. On December 21 at 8:20 AM, Williams Lake RCMP were called to the Scotia Bank ATM for a report of an...
Dec 22, 2020