Category Archives: News
Williams Lake RCMP recommend arson charges after Tuesday grass fire
Two Williams Lake men could be facing arson charges relating to a grass fire from Tuesday. Police were called out to the stampede grounds behind the Shoppers' Drug Mart for reports of the fire late in...
Jul 11, 2019
New illicit drug overdose report has BC Coroners' Service cautiously optimistic
A significant drop in illicit drug overdose deaths through May of this year compared to last had the BC Coroners' Service cautiously optimistic. According to a report released by the Service today, th...
Jul 11, 2019
New report cannot find answers to BC's soaring gas prices
A new report in to BC's soaring gas prices cannot explain why the province pays so much more than the rest of the country. Even after accounting for increases in expenses such as land costs and credit...
Jul 11, 2019
Hecate Strait sees best year for dungeness crab harvest in two decades
Dungeness crab fisherman on the Hecate Strait are calling this season the most abundant in more than two decades. Some fisherman on the shallow strip between Haida Gwaii and the northcoast are reporti...
Jul 11, 2019
Province announces task force to improve access to healthy, homegrown food in BC
Increasing access to healthy, homegrown foods for British Columbians is the focus of the province's newest task force. Through their three-member Food Security Task Force, the province will look in to...
Jul 11, 2019
Application period for Williams Lake Grant-in-Aid program now open
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 intake of the Williams Lake Grant-in-Aid program. Each year, the City provides funding via the program to innitiatives led by non-profit organizations....
Jul 11, 2019
DFO closes recreational sockeye fishery in the Skeena River Watershed
It's looking like a rough year for salmon in the Skeena region. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says early indications for sockeye returns are at the lower end of the pre-season forecast. Offic...
Jul 10, 2019
New provincial efforts will help keep BC logs in BC, and keep forestry workers employed
A pair of new provincial efforts aim to keep BC's logs in BC, and the workers who harvest them employed. As a result of the province's Coast Revitalization Initiative, the new tools will help governme...
Jul 10, 2019
Smithers declares climate emergency
By way of a 4-3 vote among the Town's Councillors, Smithers has declared a climate emergency. Councillor Gladys Atrill put forward the motion in response to a delegation at their June 25th meeting. Ma...
Jul 10, 2019
Consultations in Clearwater bring residents and forestry companies together on discussions
A meeting between residents and major forestry companies in Clearwater last night got predictably heated. That is according to Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell, who also says a number of good ideas c...
Jul 10, 2019