Category Archives: News
Smithers, other northwest communities receive housing grants
Some northern B.C. communities will share in nearly $1.5 million in provincial grants to study housing needs. The money comes from the government's first intake of the housing needs reports funding pr...
Aug 12, 2019
Fire near Highway 37 could grow depending on weather
The BC Wildfire Service says the flames burning four kilometres south of Bell II remain at 58 hectares, but that could change. Fire Information Officer Carolyn Bartos says there are sixty firefighters...
Aug 12, 2019
Another tourist drowns in the Robson River
RCMP say another tourist has died after falling in the Robson River. Mounties say the 53-year-old Chinese man fell into the swift-moving stream while he was walking along the lower section of the Berg...
Aug 12, 2019
Tanker rollover causes traffic tie-ups near Halfway River turnoff
Fort St. John RCMP say Highway 97 south of Wonowon will likely be reduced to single-lane alternating traffic for the next 24 hours. Mounties say a tanker truck carrying natural gas rolled near the Hal...
Aug 12, 2019
Telecom outage affects Fort Nelson emergency numbers
A major telecommunications network outage is affecting emergency phone numbers in Fort Nelson. NorthwesTel says the outage is affecting phone services in northern B.C., Yukon, Nunavut, and Northwest T...
Aug 12, 2019
Illegal seafood seizure could net charges
A northwest B.C. man is facing possible charges after a major seizure of illegal seafood earlier this month. Sergeant Tracy Walbauer of the BC Conservation Officer Service says officers were conductin...
Aug 12, 2019
Terrace SAR conducts helicopter rescue
Terrace Search and Rescue was able to help pull an injured worker out of a tough spot over the weekend. Search manager Dave Jephson says they got a call Saturday at 3 p.m. from Smithers Search and Res...
Aug 12, 2019
Two northwest B.C. cities crack top 50 in recent ranking
A couple of northwest B.C. cities cracked the top 50 of a recent rating of Canada's best communities. The Macleans magazine rankings put Terrace at number 35 and Prince Rupert at 46. Terrace received ...
Aug 11, 2019
Bridge incident may be connected to Williams Lake homicide
RCMP say a man is facing two counts of attempted murder for an incident at a bridge near Williams Lake. The Rudy Johnson Bridge over the Fraser River was closed for several hours Friday while police i...
Aug 11, 2019
More personnel called to wildfire near Highway 37
The BC Wildfire Service is bringing in more resources to tackle a fire burning along Highway 37. An additional 20 firefighters are joining the 40 already on site at the Mehan Lake Fire burning 75 kilo...
Aug 11, 2019