Category Archives: News
Conservation Officers provide update following weekend wolf attack
An update has been released regarding the presence of Conservation Officers in Port Edward. A wolf has reportedly been killed after reports that it was in the townsite yesterday afternoon. Samples wil...
Jun 02, 2020
Two men are in custody following a home invasion
On May. 29, Prince George RCMP received a report of a possible home invasion at a residence on the 1800 block of Tamarack St. Officers went to the scene where two adult males attempted to flee the res...
Jun 01, 2020
IIO recommends charges against five officers following a 2017 fatal incident in Prince George
IIO Chief Civilian Director Ronald J. MacDonald, upon completion of the report, determined that reasonable grounds exist to believe two officers may have committed offences in relation to the use of f...
Jun 01, 2020 File photo of the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia Crest // Courtesy: IIOBC
Minimum wage increasing in B.C.
Effective today, the minimum wage is going up in B.C. Minimum wage is going up to $14.60, the minimum wage for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders will also be increasi...
Jun 01, 2020
Search warrant leads to recovery of stolen property and firearms
Quesnel RCMP recover stolen property from an acreage on Sundown Rd. On May 25, the RCMP received a report that there was stolen property at an acreage. With the assistance of the Quesnel RCMP General ...
Jun 01, 2020
Prince Rupert man arrested after police search home
In the early morning of May 30., Prince Rupert RCMP with the assistance of the North District Emergency Response Team and Police Dog Services executed a warrant on a home in the 1500 block of 8th Ave....
May 30, 2020
Wolf Attacks Person in Port Edward
A person was attacked by a wolf this morning in Port Edward. The Conservation Officer Service has sent out three officers in the community for the day. There will also be a night shift of officers. Pe...
May 30, 2020
Federal government announces new funding to help support Indigenous communities during pandemic
Today, the federal government announced, $285.1 million to support the public health response to Covid-19 in Indigenous communities, $270 million to supplement the On-Reserve Income Assistance Program...
May 29, 2020
Two individuals arrested as a result of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Warrant
On May 27 at roughly 5 p.m., the Prince George RCMP's Downtown Safety Unit executed the warrant at a residence on the 1200 block of 5th Avenue. Two occupants were arrested as a result. Investigators l...
May 29, 2020
Haida Carver sets out to honour late mother by carving a Totem Pole in her memory
A Haida Carver has begun the journey in creating a Haida Totem Pole to honour his late mother. Lyle Campbell decided to start his journey early one morning after googling his mothers name. Realizing h...
May 28, 2020