Category Archives: News
First Nations want B.C. to boost financial assurance for mining companies
Five years after the catastrophic Mount Polley mine disaster, A B.C. First Nations group is calling on the provincial government to close a loophole that could leave taxpayers on the hook for future m...
Jul 31, 2019 (Jonathan Hayward/ The Canadian Press)
Territorial dispute flares up between Nisga'a, Gitanyow
A territorial dispute is one again brewing between two northwest B.C. First Nations. Gitanyow members conducting a scientific study of Nass River salmon and a selective economic fishery say they were ...
Jul 31, 2019
Missing Alberta man may be heading to B.C.
Alberta RCMP are trying to track down a missing man. Mounties say 37-year-old Jeremy Ray of Beaverlodge was last seen July 29 and may be travelling to Fort St John. Ray stands six feet tall, weighs 22...
Jul 31, 2019
Terrace chops down century-old tree over safety concern
The City of Terrace has cut down a tree that stood fo over 100 years in its downtown core. The tree at the corner of Lakelse Avenue and Emerson Street was planted in 1915 by city founder George Little...
Jul 31, 2019
Hazelton group receives agricultural funding
Hazelton's Upper Skeena Development Centre will share in money aimed at boosting local food production. The province has announced over $275,000 to be shared between six groups to expand the B.C. Food...
Jul 30, 2019
Province continues Cariboo fire rehab
The B.C. government says wildfire rehabilitation efforts continue in Cariboo areas scorched by fires in 2017 and 2018. The province says forests ministry staff and contractors have been working to add...
Jul 30, 2019
Study shows job growth related to Prince Rupert port
A new study released by the Prince Rupert Port Authority shows jobs associated with the facility have grown by a thousand since 2016. The economic impact study looked at a variety of factors based on ...
Jul 30, 2019
CRD to hold hearing on cannabis production
The Cariboo Regional District wants to keep cannabis growing in heavy industrial zones. The CRD has allowed medical marijuana production in the zones since 2014, but with legalization, the district is...
Jul 30, 2019
Williams Lake issues Water Quality Advisory
The City of Williams Lake has issued a Water Quality Advisory about the levels of manganese in its drinking water. Officials say the drinking water hasn't changed, but the guidelines from the federal ...
Jul 29, 2019
Prince Rupert RCMP trying to identify two men
Prince Rupert RCMP are asking for help as they investigate a suspicious occurrence from last week. Police are investigating after damage was done to a building in the 400 block of 3rd Ave. West July 2...
Jul 29, 2019