Category Archives: News
PG RCMP seize cocaine and cash during multiple searches
Prince George RCMP say they seized a significant amount of cocaine and nearly $15,000 as part of an ongoing drug probe. Local Mounties, along with the North District Emergency Response Team and the Co...
Oct 29, 2019
Labour deal reached for Francois Lake ferry workers
Francois Lake ferry workers won't be going on strike. The BC Government and Service Employees Union says it's reached a tentative agreement with ferry owner WaterBridge Equipment. The BCGEU says the d...
Oct 29, 2019
Kermodei Tourism hopes to revive hotel tax
Terrace could once again have a hotel tax. The city previously had a hotel tax that was not not renewed in 2012. Kermodei Tourism presented a plan to reinstate The Municipal and Regional District Tax....
Oct 29, 2019
Puppy seriously injured in fall from truck
The BC SPCA is reminding people to transport their pets secured inside a vehicle. The reminder comes after a puppy suffered horrible injuries after falling out of the back of a truck in Williams Lake....
Oct 29, 2019
Houston RCMP searching for missing woman
Houston RCMP are asking for help finding a missing person. Mounties say 69-year-old Laureen Campbell Fabian was last seen October 28 as she left her home for a hike. Investigators say there is nothing...
Oct 29, 2019
Canfor to go private
One of North America's largest forestry firms is set to go private. Canfor announced Monday that it is in favour of a nearly-billion dollar offer from a Jim Pattison Group company. Great Pacific Capit...
Oct 29, 2019
Coastal GasLink looking at options after Vanderhoof work camp rejected
Coastal GasLink is looking at its options after the Agricultural Land Commission rejected a proposed work camp near the Vanderhoof airport. The District and Vanderhoof and CGL applied to to the commis...
Oct 28, 2019
District of Kitimat water quality advisory lifted
The District of Kitimat and Northern health have jointly lifted the water quality advisory for all users of the district water system. The advisory was issued due to elevated turbidity levels which ar...
Oct 28, 2019
New branding regulations hit Big Tobacco
Smokers will soon see their packs stripped of logos and distinctive features as new federal rules come into effect. All packs will now feature the same brown base colour, basic grey text as well as a ...
Oct 28, 2019
CN workers vote in favour of strike action
Teamsters at CN could go on strike as early as November 19th. Approximately 3,000 conductors, trainspersons and yardpersons voted in favour of a strike action last month. The union and the company hav...
Oct 28, 2019