Category Archives: News
City of Prince Rupert declares a local state of emergency
The City of Prince Rupert is taking measures to help reduce the potential impacts of Covid-19 in their community. Under B.C.'s Emergency Program Act, when a state of emergency is called, it activates ...
Mar 23, 2020
The City of Terrace to close all playgrounds and parks
All City of Terrace playgrounds, basketball courts, pickleball courts, and tennis courts are now closed. The City of Terrace is still encouraging getting outside as it's important for physical and men...
Mar 23, 2020
Williams Lake to activate its Emergency Operations Centre
The City of Williams Lake will activate its Emergency Operations Centre effective 8:30 a.m. Tuesday Mar. 24. This is a proactive measure to ensure there are appropriate resources and a coordinated loc...
Mar 23, 2020
A B.C. Ferries crew member tests positive for Covid-19
B.C. ferries has confirmed a positive case of Covid-19. The crew member worked on the Spirit of British Columbia. The person interacted with seven other crew members on Mar. 9 and 10 and was not showi...
Mar 23, 2020
City of Quesnel closing parks and playgrounds
The City of Quesnel is the latest city to close their playgrounds. They have also closed down, tennis, dog parks, skate parks and pickleball courts in an attempt to help limit the spread of Covid-19. ...
Mar 23, 2020
$5 billion dollar action plan announced by B.C. government
Premier John Horgan gave an address today talking about a new action plan being put into place. It is a $5 billion action plan with $2.8 billion focused on people and services and $2.2 billion focused...
Mar 23, 2020
City of Prince Rupert has their own Emergency Alert System
The City of Prince Rupert has a localized Emergency Alert System set up to share vital emergency related information to the community in times of need. The service is separate from the Provincial Noti...
Mar 23, 2020
Town of Smithers closing all parks and playgrounds
The Town of Smithers has now closed all their municipal parks and playgrounds. The closures are due to the risk of Covid-19 and helping limit the spread. The full list can be found on the Town of Smit...
Mar 23, 2020
Northern health making changes to protect seniors receiving care
Changes have been announced by Northern Health to help protect seniors in care homes. Ministry of health is advising health authorities to, temporarily suspend inter-facility transfers, prioritize adm...
Mar 23, 2020
1 new case in Northern Health and 100 considered recovered in B.C. announced today
Dr. Bonnie Henry gave an address today stating that there are 48 new test positive cases in B.C. bringing our provincial total to 472. There is one additional case in Northern Health. There are also 3...
Mar 23, 2020