Category Archives: News
Tanker rollover causes traffic tie-ups near Halfway River turnoff
Fort St. John RCMP say Highway 97 south of Wonowon will likely be reduced to single-lane alternating traffic for the next 24 hours. Mounties say a tanker truck carrying natural gas rolled near the Hal...
Aug 12, 2019
Telecom outage affects Fort Nelson emergency numbers
A major telecommunications network outage is affecting emergency phone numbers in Fort Nelson. NorthwesTel says the outage is affecting phone services in northern B.C., Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest T...
Aug 12, 2019
Illegal seafood seizure could net charges
A northwest B.C. man is facing possible charges after a major seizure of illegal seafood earlier this month. Sergeant Tracy Walbauer of the BC Conservation Officer Service says officers were conductin...
Aug 12, 2019
Terrace SAR conducts helicopter rescue
Terrace Search and Rescue was able to help pull an injured worker out of a tough spot over the weekend. Search manager Dave Jephson says they got a call Saturday at 3 p.m. from Smithers Search and Res...
Aug 12, 2019
Two northwest B.C. cities crack top 50 in recent ranking
A couple of northwest B.C. cities cracked the top 50 of a recent rating of Canada's best communities. The Macleans magazine rankings put Terrace at number 35 and Prince Rupert at 46. Terrace received ...
Aug 11, 2019
Bridge incident may be connected to Williams Lake homicide
RCMP say a man is facing two counts of attempted murder for an incident at a bridge near Williams Lake. The Rudy Johnson Bridge over the Fraser River was closed for several hours Friday while police i...
Aug 11, 2019
More personnel called to wildfire near Highway 37
The BC Wildfire Service is bringing in more resources to tackle a fire burning along Highway 37. An additional 20 firefighters are joining the 40 already on site at the Mehan Lake Fire burning 75 kilo...
Aug 11, 2019
Queen Charlotte boat launch to close for cable removal
The Village of Queen Charlotte boat launch will be closed for a couple of days. Officials say the closure will take place August 14 so that BC Hydro can remove some old underwater power cables at the ...
Aug 09, 2019 (photo Katrina Overton, Village of Queen Charlotte)
Fire near Highway 37 grows, but not threatening road
The Northwest Fire Centre says a wildfire burning near Highway 37 has grown to about 40 hectares. The Mehan Creek fire was spotted August 7 and listed at approximately 10 hectares Thursday. Fire Infor...
Aug 09, 2019
Terrace holding free FireSmart workshop
Terrace residents can find out more about how to protect their property from wildfires next week. The City of Terrace is holding a FireSmart workshop at the fire department August 14. The workshop is ...
Aug 09, 2019