Category Archives: News
Province unveils supports for mill worker affected by forestry downturn
The BC government is kicking in nearly $900,000 to help communities hit by the forestry downturn. Eleven communities will split the money to help with delivery of transition services and supports for ...
Dec 24, 2019
RCMP arrest one person after break-ins at Quesnel school
Quesnel RCMP arrested one person after a series of break-ins at a local school this month. Mounties say Correlieu Secondary was broken into on December 11th, 19th, and 20th. During the first incident,...
Dec 24, 2019
Adam Olsen named interim leader of B.C. Green party
The B.C. Green party has announced that Adam Olsen will be the interim leader. Olsen is the party's MLA for Saanich North and the islands. Olsen announced today during a news conference in Victoria th...
Dec 20, 2019 BCNDP leader and BC Greens Leader Andrew Weaver host a press conference about forming a minority government.
Tŝilhqot'in, Taseko and Province work to resolve mine dispute
The Tsilhqot'in Nation and Taseko mines are working with the B.C. Government to resolve a long standing conflict. The conflict is over the proposed New Prosperity gold-cooper mine project southwest of...
Dec 20, 2019
BC organization commits to doing better for Indigenous people
The Community-Based Research Centre said in a statement that it has let Indigenous people down again. The Research Centre also says in the statement, "Before we can have reconciliation, we must have t...
Dec 19, 2019
Cariboo store staffer foils armed robbery...with politeness
Manners can take you a long way in life, but this is probably pushing it to the extreme, Quesnel RCMP say a man armed with a shotgun entered the Kersley General Store last Wednesday, December 11 and d...
Dec 18, 2019
Quesnel RCMP arrest man after 11-hour standoff
Quesnel RCMP arrested a man after an 11-hour standoff south of the city earlier this week. Police were called out shortly after eight Tuesday morning after a 37-year-old barricaded himself inside a ho...
Dec 18, 2019
City of Prince Rupert working towards restoring Heritage Rail Yard
After last weeks Redesign Rupert event the City is now pursuing full engineering and architectural design work towards the habilitation of the CN Heritage Rail Station at the waterfront. The project i...
Dec 18, 2019
UNBC job action has ended
UNBC job action has officially ended as the two parties agree to binding arbitration. After recommendations made by Special Mediator, Trevor Sones, the dispute regarding salaries will go to binding ar...
Dec 18, 2019
Bait packages lead to more arrests
Six more arrests have been made in Prince George with the use of bait packages. On Tuesday Dec. 10 three people were arrested for theft under $5,000 only an hour after the bait bike was deployed. A 29...
Dec 17, 2019