Category Archives: News
Canfor announces downtime at Taylor pulp mill
A rash of recent downtime at B.C. sawmills is starting to affect pulp operations. Canfor Pulp has announced downtime at its Taylor mill due to a combination of weaker markets and short-term fibre cons...
Jun 13, 2019
100 Mile RCMP looking for missing man
RCMP are trying to track down a South Cariboo man not seen since June 12. Mounties say 22-year-old Randy Emisch left his home on Horse Lake Forest Service Road at about 1:00 p.m. Wednesday. He has sho...
Jun 13, 2019
Judy Gerow voted as next Chief Councillor for Kitselas Nation
Judy Gerow is the new Chief Councillor for the Kitselas First Nation Band Council following yesterday's election. Gerow took home 66 of 201 ballots cast, narrowly beating out runner up Glenn Bennett. ...
Jun 13, 2019
Prince George RCMP seeking public assistance to locate woman missing for more than a month
Prince George RCMP are seeking public assistance in the search for a woman who hasn't been seen in over a month. 24 year-old Tori Darian Schram was reported missing on May 30th, but has not been seen ...
Jun 13, 2019
Northwestern Chambers make their pressence known at BC Chamber AGM
Northwestern representatives were active at the 2019 BC Chamber Annual General Meeting, supporting and submitting a number of key policies. Members of regional Chambers of Commerce from across BC gath...
Jun 13, 2019
Construction crew digs up decades old explosives near Kitimat
Construction crews in Kitimat uncovered something a little more explosive than dirt yesterday evening. A crew working just outside of the town immediately shut down work and contacted RCMP when they d...
Jun 13, 2019
Supreme Court of Canada denies Tsilhqot'in appeal regarding New Prosperity Mine
Canada's highest court has refused to hear an appeal from the Tsilhqot'in Nation regarding a drilling permit awarded in their territory. An earlier BC Court of Appeal ruling had granted Taseko Mines p...
Jun 13, 2019
Louisiana Pacific announces indefinite shutdown of Fort St John mill
Louisiana Pacific has announced that they intend to shutdown their Fort St John mill on August 9th. An indefinite closure at the oriented strand board mill will put as many as 190 employees out of wor...
Jun 13, 2019
$2.7 million in funding to support Indigenous teacher education announced by province
Minister of Advanced Education Melanie Mark couldn't hold back her excitement as she announced fresh funding for Indigenous teachers in BC. Mark was at the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology today ...
Jun 13, 2019
Gitxsan meet with Minister Doug Donaldson regarding recreational fishing ban
Members of a Gitxsan Crisis Management Team met with Minister Doug Donaldson earlier this week to discuss their fishing ban. Discussions centred around the Gitxsan allowing access to anglers in 2020. ...
Jun 13, 2019