Category Archives: News
RCMP arrest two suspects after truck theft
Prince George RCMP have two suspects in custody after a stolen truck was involved in two crashes Tuesday. Mounties were called about a stolen Ford F-250 shortly after 5:00 a.m. At about 9:00, an offic...
Jul 16, 2019
LNG Canada program hopes to attract women to trades training
LNG Canada and its prime contractor have launched a program aimed at getting more women trained and hired for trades work on construction of the massive LNG project in Kitimat. The YOUR PLACE program ...
Jul 16, 2019
Crash between bike and truck in Terrace
A cyclist was taken to hospital after a crash with a vehicle Saturday afternoon near the Sande Overpass. Terrace RCMP say a man on a bike crashed into the passenger side of a truck that was waiting to...
Jul 16, 2019
IIO submits report to Crown for possible charges in Prince George in-custody death
B.C.'s independent police watchdog has submitted its report on a northern B.C. police-related death to prosecutors to consider charges. The Independent Investigations Office was called to Prince Georg...
Jul 16, 2019
B.C. to boost the number of EV charging stations along Highways 16 and 97
If you drive an electric vehicle or are thinking about buying one, you'll soon have more options to charge up in northern B.C. The provincial government has announced that it wants to develop six new ...
Jul 16, 2019
PG RCMP see spike in Ford vehicle thefts
The Prince George RCMP has issued a public warning after a recent boost in vehicle thefts. The detachment has received seven reports of stolen Ford trucks and vans in the area since the beginning of J...
Jul 16, 2019
Nine cats saved from storage bins at a northern B.C. property
The BC SPCA says nine cats have a long recovery ahead after they were found inside storage bins at a vacant northern B.C. property. The two kittens and seven adult cats had been trapped in the contain...
Jul 15, 2019
Inquest scheduled for death of Smithers man in RCMP custody
The BC Coroners Service has scheduled an inquest for the 2015 death of a Smithers man in police custody. Officials say 53-year-old Jacobus Jonker died a week after his Valentine's Day arrest by Smithe...
Jul 15, 2019
Forest Practices Board to audit Smithers forestry operation
B.C.'s independent forestry watchdog will take a look at the activities of a Smithers-area forestry operation. The Forest Practices Board says it will examine Northern Engineered Wood Products' harves...
Jul 15, 2019
CRD shifts to recovery after Chilcotin flooding
The Cariboo Regional District says its emergency operations centre is turning towards recovery as waters recede from what's been described as a massive flood not likely to happen again for another 200...
Jul 15, 2019