Category Archives: News
Skeena First Nations call for closure of recreational Chinook fishery
First Nations along the Skeena Watershed are calling on the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to close the recreational Chinook salmon fishery. The Gitxsan, the Wet'suwet'en, and Gitanyow, who rely o...
Jul 25, 2019 Photo Kevin Cass
Cariboo fire danger ratings heating up
The Cariboo Fire Centre will ban some forms of burning next week. As of noon Monday, July 29, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited throughout the fire centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires...
Jul 25, 2019
Province announces new Nass Valley child care facility
Parents in the Nass Valley will have more child care options by the fall of 2019. The B.C. government is providing $492,585 to create what it says is the first fully licensed child care centre inGitla...
Jul 25, 2019
Terrace to hold forum on tent camps and homelessness
The City of Terrace is planning a public forum to gather input on tent camps, homelessness, and social issues. A committee of the whole meeting last Wednesday focused on what's come to be known as "te...
Jul 25, 2019
Northwest Regional Airport wants to repurpose hangar for LNG flights
The Northwest Regional Airport wants to convert an existing hangar into a flight logistics centre. The goal of the commercial flight centre, which would be based out of the former Hawkair hangar, woul...
Jul 25, 2019
Terrace Mounties offer summer anti-theft tips
Terrace RCMP say that while summer in the Northwest means lots of outdoor fun, there's nothing fun about having your stuff stolen. Police are reminding residents that they see increased thefts this ti...
Jul 25, 2019
First Nations to monitor Cariboo mushroom harvest
First Nations in the Cariboo will be monitoring this year's harvest of a prized mushroom that grows after wildfires.. The Southern Dakelh Nation Alliance is implementing its SDNA Morel Harvest Program...
Jul 25, 2019
Homicide victim named, murder charges laid against teens
RCMP say have identified the man found dead along Highway 37 last week. Charged with 2nd degree murder in the death of 64-year-old Leonard Dyck are 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmege...
Jul 24, 2019
$5.6 billion petrochemical plant planned for Prince George
A Calgary-based company has plans to build a $5.6 billion petrochemical plant in Prince George. West Coast Olefins says it has secured a 300 acre site in the BCR Industrial site for the project which ...
Jul 24, 2019
Prince Rupert RCMP nab excessive speeders
Prince Rupert RCMP have been keeping an eye out for speeders on Ridley Island Road after complaints from the public. Between Monday July 22 and Wednesday July 24, Mounties nabbed two drivers for exces...
Jul 24, 2019