Category Archives: News
B.C. to boost the number of EV charging stations along Highways 16 and 97
If you drive an electric vehicle or are thinking about buying one, you'll soon have more options to charge up in northern B.C. The provincial government has announced that it wants to develop six new ...
Jul 16, 2019
PG RCMP see spike in Ford vehicle thefts
The Prince George RCMP has issued a public warning after a recent boost in vehicle thefts. The detachment has received seven reports of stolen Ford trucks and vans in the area since the beginning of J...
Jul 16, 2019
Nine cats saved from storage bins at a northern B.C. property
The BC SPCA says nine cats have a long recovery ahead after they were found inside storage bins at a vacant northern B.C. property. The two kittens and seven adult cats had been trapped in the contain...
Jul 15, 2019
Inquest scheduled for death of Smithers man in RCMP custody
The BC Coroners Service has scheduled an inquest for the 2015 death of a Smithers man in police custody. Officials say 53-year-old Jacobus Jonker died a week after his Valentine's Day arrest by Smithe...
Jul 15, 2019
Forest Practices Board to audit Smithers forestry operation
B.C.'s independent forestry watchdog will take a look at the activities of a Smithers-area forestry operation. The Forest Practices Board says it will examine Northern Engineered Wood Products' harves...
Jul 15, 2019
CRD shifts to recovery after Chilcotin flooding
The Cariboo Regional District says its emergency operations centre is turning towards recovery as waters recede from what's been described as a massive flood not likely to happen again for another 200...
Jul 15, 2019
Joint federal-provincial plan will help stem decline of fish populations in BC
A joint action plan between the federal and provincial governments seeks to stem the rapid decline of BC's fish populations. According to a release which pre-empted the plan, steelhead trout are now s...
Jul 12, 2019
Canada officially sells off Ridley Terminals stake
Today Canada officially closed the long-rumoured sale of Ridley Terminals Inc. Based out of Prince Rupert, the former Crown Corporation had served the area for more than three decades. Over that time,...
Jul 12, 2019
UBCIC calls for immediate provincial and federal mitigation efforts relating to Fraser River rockslide
Members of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs are calling for agencies, both federal and provincial, to take immediate action to mitigate the ecological impacts of last month's Fraser River rockslide. Now ...
Jul 12, 2019
Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeking public input on Kitimat LNG
Two upcoming decisions relating to the proposed Kitimat LNG project have the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency seeking public input. Not to be confused with the LNG Canada project, Kitimat LNG ...
Jul 12, 2019