Category Archives: News
Donaldson wants federal help with forestry downturn
Forests minister Doug Donaldson has requested help from the federal government to address layoffs and closures plaguing the B.C.'s forest industry. Donaldson says he has written to the minister of nat...
Aug 15, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
RCMP investigate possible domestic assault
Fort St John RCMP are investigating a possible domestic assault from earlier this month. Someone reported a dispute between a man and a female in a gold coloured SUV at 12:45 p.m. August 5. The vehicl...
Aug 15, 2019
Province funds Indigenous driver training in northwest B.C.
The Province is providing $360,000 to a Terrace-based driving school to deliver training in rural Indigenous communities. Advanced education minister Melanie Mark made the announcement in Terrace Thur...
Aug 15, 2019
DFO re-opens recreational Skeena Coho and Pink salmon fishery
Anglers are once again able to head back to the Skeena River watershed to fish. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada has re-opened the recreational Coho and Pink salmon fishery. However, fish...
Aug 15, 2019 Photo Kevin Cass
Rio Tinto fined 662K for safety incident
WorkSafe BC has handed Rio Tinto a hefty fine for an incident at the company's Kitimat aluminum smelter. The company was fined just over $662,000 last month for what WorkSafe BC describes as "high-ris...
Aug 14, 2019
Advanced ed minister in Terrace Thursday
Advanced education minister Melanie Mark will be in Terrace Thursday. Mark is scheduled to make an announcement about support for a training project which the ministry says is improving job opportunit...
Aug 14, 2019
Northwest wildfires flare up with wind
As expected, strong winds have caused growth in some northwest B.C. wildfires. The Barrington River fire 50 kilometres west of Telegraph Creek covers about 4,600 hectares and has spread mainly toward ...
Aug 14, 2019 Southwest Tagish Lake Fire
New wheels for New Hazelton Fire Department
The District of New Hazelton will officially get the keys to its new fire truck later this month. The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine says the water tender is outfitted with extensive capability ...
Aug 14, 2019
Planned phone outage means no 9-1-1 for some CRD communities for 7 hours
The Cariboo Regional District is advising some residents about a planned phone outage. Telus says all cell and landline numbers starting with 397 in the Forest Grove, Canim Lake, and Hawkins Lake area...
Aug 14, 2019
RCMP find body at bridge near Pouce Coupe
The BC Coroners Service is investigating the sudden death of a youth in northeast B.C. Dawson Creek RCMP confirm that they found the body of a male at the old train bridge in Pouce Coupe Monday, Aug, ...
Aug 14, 2019