Category Archives: News
Williams Lake RCMP looking for missing man
Williams Lake RCMP are asking for help finding a man missing since Monday, June 17. Investigators believe 23-year-old Ryan Terrien may be in Kamloops, but say they don't know where. Terrien's family a...
Jun 20, 2019
Summer roadwork in Smithers to kick off today
Smithers' summer roadwork is kicking off with a series of intersection repairs this week. LB Paving has been contracted to perform the slated road work as scheduled in the Town's 2019 program. Today w...
Jun 20, 2019
Goldfish invasion forces recreational fishing closure on Lost Lake
A goldfish invasion near Terrace is forcing a recreational fishing closure at a local lake. As of this Saturday, all recreational angling on Lost Lake will be prohibited to prevent the spread of goldf...
Jun 20, 2019
Four injured following single-vehicle incident near Esket
A single vehicle rollover near Esket on Monday resulted in injuries to one adult and three children. Police say road conditions were to blame for the incident, which occurred on Dog Creek Road after t...
Jun 20, 2019
UBCIC elects new vice-president
Chief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation has been elected as the new Vice-President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs. Chief Tom, who was born in Brentwood Bau, is a long-time advocate for Indigenous...
Jun 20, 2019
Kitsumkalum warn residents of upcoming water colour change as part of spill response study
A drastic change in water colour in the Skeena and its tributaries over the next two months is not to be feared, according to the Kitsumkalum First Nation. Highly visible, non-toxic, dye will be added...
Jun 20, 2019
Walnut Park Elementary School construction delayed until next summer
Construction on Walnut Park Elementary School's new building has been delayed until next summer. Located in Smithers, the current building is more than 50 years old. Intent to build a new facility for...
Jun 20, 2019
Senators vote to pass Bill which promotes conservation and protects fish habitats
Senators voted last night to pass a Bill which seeks to restore and add to protections for marine wildlife in Canada. Bill C-68 reverses changes made to the federal Fisheries Act in 2012, and adds in ...
Jun 20, 2019
Province places moratorium on new resource development in the Peace to bolster caribou recovery plans
BC has placed a moratorium on new resource development in the Northeast while they develop a long-term caribou protection strategy. A temporary moratorium was one of 14 recommendations made in the Lek...
Jun 20, 2019
Residents flood School District 82 board office to demand answers at public meeting
Residents from all walks of life made one thing very clear as they filled School District 82's boardroom yesterday: they want answers. Over the course of the emotionally charged evening, more than a d...
Jun 20, 2019