Category Archives: News
Tire blow-out blamed for Highway 16 crash
RCMP say a tire blow-out was responsible for a crash 50 km east of Terrace Wednesday afternoon. Corporal Mike Halskov of E Division Traffic Services says a west-bound logging truck blew a tire, causin...
Aug 29, 2019
Metlakatla return Harold Leighton as Chief Councillor
Harold Leighton has been re-elected to another term as Metlakatla Chief Councillor. Leighton picked up 157 votes while his only competitor, Randall Cobb, received 133 during Wednesday's election. Elec...
Aug 29, 2019
Fort St. John RCMP investigate hockey stick attack
Fort St. RCMP are trying to identify two suspects who attacked a man at a bank earlier this spring. The incident happened in an ATM lobby around 2:30 a.m. June 11th. The victim was resting inside the ...
Aug 29, 2019
Transport trucks crash east of Terrace
A crash involving two transport trucks left debris strewn across Highway 16 west of Terrace Wednesday. Video posted to social media shows a logging truck in the ditch on one side of the road and a bul...
Aug 28, 2019
Canfor announces more downtime at northern B.C. mills
Canfor has announced more production cuts across a number of its mills. The forestry firm says its Houston, Polar, Prince George, and Fort St. John sawmills will be down for the week of September 3rd....
Aug 28, 2019
RCMP, SAR looking for missing mushroom picker
RCMP and search and rescue crews are looking for a missing mushroom picker in the New Hazelton area. Mounties say Wayne Morrison was picking with a friend in the Helen Lake area during the morning of ...
Aug 28, 2019
New bus shelter at Quesnel hospital complete
Quesnel residents waiting to take the Northern Health Connections bus now have a place to keep out of the elements. A new bus shelter at GR Baker Memorial Hospital that will provide a more weather-pro...
Aug 28, 2019
Man fined for feeding bears along the Alaska Highway
The BC Conservation Officer Service is hoping a recent court case will deter people from feeding bears. A B.C. man was fined $2,000 and ordered to stay 50 metres away from bears for six months after h...
Aug 28, 2019
Haisla/Seaspan awarded major LNG Canada contract
A joint venture between the Haisla Nation and Seaspan has signed a major contract with LNG Canada. HaiSea Marine will design, build, and operate escort tugs and harbour tugs needed for the LNG export ...
Aug 27, 2019
Burns Lake, Hagensborg to benefit from water treatment upgrades
Prince Rupert isn't the only community receiving federal and provincial infrastructure funding. The Village of Burns Lake will use $4.8 million in joint funding money for a new water treatment buildin...
Aug 27, 2019