Category Archives: News
Terrace council backs restorative justice expansion
City council will support expansion of the Terrace Restorative Justice Program. The volunteer program focuses on diverting youth away from the criminal justice system and instead, has victims meet wit...
Nov 27, 2019
Arson devastates Indigenous fish camp
Stewart RCMP are investigating a fire at a First Nations fish camp along the Meziadin River. Mounties were called to the Lax an zok Fish Camp November 18 to find that all the cabins and a walkway had ...
Nov 27, 2019
More drug trafficking arrests in Prince George
In the evening of Nov. 21, the Prince George RCMP's street unit arrested a 28 year old man along with a 34 year old man in relation to an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. The arrests were made ...
Nov 27, 2019
Northern Health warns of potential donation solicitation
Northern health has received reports of a company allegedly soliciting donations from Northern B.C. on behalf of local hospitals, for a "Healing Hands" book to be donated to children in hospital. NH w...
Nov 26, 2019
UNBC Faculty Association calls for provincial intervention in strike
As the strike at UNBC enters its 20th day, the faculty association has requested provincial intervention. The union issued a statement Tuesday calling on B.C. labour minister Harry Bains to appoint a ...
Nov 26, 2019
Temperature drop leads to vehicle theft spike: RCMP
Fort St. John RCMP says the cold weather has led to a spike in vehicle thefts. Police say they've received numerous calls from drivers who left their vehicles unlocked while warming them up or who hav...
Nov 26, 2019
CN and Teamsters reach tentative agreement
Teamsters and CN have reached a tentative agreement to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainspersons and yard workers. Normal operations at CN will resume tomorrow at 6 local...
Nov 26, 2019
Crash kills transport truck driver north of Clinton
One person is dead after a single vehicle crash north of Clinton Monday. RCMP and emergency crews were called out to Highway 97 near Big Bar Road shortly after 9:30 a.m. Investigators say a northbound...
Nov 25, 2019
Blast of frigid winter weather expected by Tuesday
A cold and windy week is expected for a large swath of north central B.C. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for The Cariboo, Chilcotin, Bulkley Valley and the Lakes, Stuart-Nec...
Nov 25, 2019
Canfor announces downtime for all B.C. sawmills except one
Canfor has announced curtailments at all of its BC sawmills. The forestry giant says all of its lumber mills, with the exception of WynnWood, will take two weeks of downtime from December 23 through t...
Nov 25, 2019