Category Archives: News
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
Quesnel RCMP seize weapons, drugs and cash during drug raid
The RCMP have made a major impact on the local drug trade as a result of two search warrants in Quesnel. In the morning on Sept. 10, search warrants were executed at two residences on West River Road ...
Sep 11, 2020
Prince Rupert RCMP uncover human remains
Police are on scene in Moresby Park collecting evidence in relation to a file. On September 10 at 12:00 PM the Prince Rupert RCMP alongside the Terrace Police Dog Section located a shoe and a piece of...
Sep 11, 2020
Haisla Bridge replacement coming
The District of Kitimat is replacing the Haisla Bridge. The bridge was originally built in 1954 and is currently operating at the end of its intended design life. It currently requires extensive and o...
Sep 11, 2020
Mackenzie & District Hospital & Health Centre receives new transport ventilator system
The Spirit of the North Health Care Foundation has helped provide Mackenzie with a transport ventilator system. The ventilator system will help when transporting patients to a larger hospital, especia...
Sep 11, 2020
New child care spaces coming to the north
The province has announced new child cares spaces for the north. Prince George, Bella Coola and Kitimat are expected to receive additional child care spaces. This is made possible through the Child Ca...
Sep 10, 2020
Traffic stop leads to the seizure of drugs
On Sunday, Sept. 6, just after 1 a.m., a Fort St. John RCMP officer observed a vehicle with a burnt out tail light leave a local residence and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop the driver was ...
Sep 10, 2020