Category Archives: News

RCMP confirm body found near Sheep Creek Bridge outside Williams Lake
Williams Lake RCMP say a fisherman found a body in the Fraser River near the Sheep Creek Bridge Wednesday. Investigators say they're reviewing all missing persons cases in the region. Branton Regner h...
Craig Ellis Aug 29, 2019

Search suspended for kayaker in the Nass River
RCMP and Terrace Search and Rescue have suspended the search for a missing kayaker in the Nass River. Search efforts started Wednesday after a helicopter crew spotted an empty kayak and a backpack flo...
Craig Ellis Aug 29, 2019

Mushroom picker found alive
Search crews were able to find a mushroom picker missing since Tuesday morning in the New Hazelton area. Family members say 67-year-old Wayne Morrison was tired and dehydrated, but otherwise okay afte...
Craig Ellis Aug 29, 2019

Tire blow-out blamed for Highway 16 crash
RCMP say a tire blow-out was responsible for a crash 50 km east of Terrace Wednesday afternoon. Corporal Mike Halskov of E Division Traffic Services says a west-bound logging truck blew a tire, causin...
Craig Ellis Aug 29, 2019

Metlakatla return Harold Leighton as Chief Councillor
Harold Leighton has been re-elected to another term as Metlakatla Chief Councillor. Leighton picked up 157 votes while his only competitor, Randall Cobb, received 133 during Wednesday's election. Elec...
Craig Ellis Aug 29, 2019

Fort St. John RCMP investigate hockey stick attack
Fort St. RCMP are trying to identify two suspects who attacked a man at a bank earlier this spring. The incident happened in an ATM lobby around 2:30 a.m. June 11th. The victim was resting inside the ...
Craig Ellis Aug 29, 2019

Transport trucks crash east of Terrace
A crash involving two transport trucks left debris strewn across Highway 16 west of Terrace Wednesday. Video posted to social media shows a logging truck in the ditch on one side of the road and a bul...
Craig Ellis Aug 28, 2019

Canfor announces more downtime at northern B.C. mills
Canfor has announced more production cuts across a number of its mills. The forestry firm says its Houston, Polar, Prince George, and Fort St. John sawmills will be down for the week of September 3rd....
Craig Ellis Aug 28, 2019

RCMP, SAR looking for missing mushroom picker
RCMP and search and rescue crews are looking for a missing mushroom picker in the New Hazelton area. Mounties say Wayne Morrison was picking with a friend in the Helen Lake area during the morning of ...
Craig Ellis Aug 28, 2019

New bus shelter at Quesnel hospital complete
Quesnel residents waiting to take the Northern Health Connections bus now have a place to keep out of the elements. A new bus shelter at GR Baker Memorial Hospital that will provide a more weather-pro...
Craig Ellis Aug 28, 2019