Category Archives: News
UPDATE: Williams Lake RCMP locate woman missing since May
***UPDATE: Kimberaly Johnson has been located safe and unharmed by police*** RCMP in Williams Lake are hoping the public can help them locate a missing woman. 36 year-old Kimberaly Johnson has ...
Jul 03, 2019
Prince George man charged with indecent act violations from as early as 2017
Prince George RCMP finally have their man following an investigation in to a number of indecent acts from as much as two years ago. Between July of 2017 and September of last year, police became privv...
Jul 03, 2019
3,000 coastal forestry workers strike after failed negotiations
Roughly 3 thousand forestry workers from BC are now on strike following failed contract negotiations. According to Western Forest Products Inc, roughly 15 hundred hourly employees and 15 hundred contr...
Jul 02, 2019
First Nations led group to submit Trans Canada pipeline bid by end of week
A First Nations led group plans to submit their bid for the Trans Mountain Pipeline by the end of the week. Project Reconciliation is made up of members of First Nations from Saskwatchewan, Alberta, a...
Jul 02, 2019
Forest Practices Board to audit Tolko Industries' Merritt operations
Tolko Industries could find themselves under hot water as the Forest Practices Board prepares to conduct an audit. That audit will look in to work and planning carried out by Tolko in the Cascade Natu...
Jul 02, 2019
Public, police, and paramedics unable to revive drowned Prince George man over long weekend
A Prince George man has been declared dead despite revival efforts by RCMP, paramedics, and members of the public. Just before 4:00 yesterday afternoon, police received reports of an adult male who ha...
Jul 02, 2019
Tsilhqot'in to hold two peaceful gatherings in opposition to Taseko beginning operations
Two peaceful rallies are being held by Tsilhqot'in Nation members today to show opposition to a mining project on their territory. Members of the Nation have long been against the Taseko Mines project...
Jul 02, 2019
Four lightning-caused fires still burning in the Northwest as of last night
Lightning is to blame for as many as 10 new wildfires in the Northwest that have sparked since Thursday. According to the BC Wildfire Service, fires sprouted up across the Fire Centre's jurisdiction, ...
Jul 02, 2019
Climate Action Tax Credit increase takes effect at week's end
Some British Columbian residents will notice their wallets getting a little heftier this Friday. That would be a result of the province's increased Climate Action Tax Credit, which is set to make its ...
Jul 02, 2019
School District 82 Superintendent takes leave of absence following months of public outcry
Coast Mountain School District Superintendent Katherine McIntosh is taking a leave of absence. In a release yesterday, the Board announced that Human Resources Director Janet Meyer would be taking the...
Jul 02, 2019