Category Archives: News
Bachrach nominated for Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP
Taylor Bachrach will represent the NDP in Skeena-Bulkley Valley for the fall federal election. Bachrach beat out Amanda Ramsay, Annita McPhee, and Greg Brown to win the nomination on the first ballot ...
May 26, 2019
PPC picks Kitimat resident to run in October election
The People's Party of Canada will have a candidate running in the Skeena-Bulkley Valley riding for the October federal election. The party says Jody Craven of Kitimat has been selected as their candid...
May 26, 2019
UBC and UNBC partner to bring post-secondary therapy programs to north
A combined effort between UNBC and UBC will bring more opportunities for occupational and physical therapy students in the north. In total, 3.3 million dollars in provincial funding will help UBC brin...
May 24, 2019
Visionary Indigenous filmmaker passes away
The Indigenous film community and Namgis Nation are mourning the loss of a visionary filmmaker. Barb Cranmer (Lakwalogwa) of Alert Bay, B.C. passed away peacefully May 17 after a fight with brain canc...
May 24, 2019
Highway 16 crash kills driver
RCMP have confirmed that a crash west of Prince George Friday morning claimed a life. Mounties say the collision along Highway 16 happened near Purden Lake shortly after 10:00 a.m. Investigators say t...
May 24, 2019
Prince George RCMP arrest man performing indecent act near elementary school
Prince George RCMP have arrested a man who had been performing an indecent act near a local school. At roughly 8:30 this morning, police received reports of a man performing an indecent act at Harwin ...
May 24, 2019
Smithers RCMP seeking witnesses to hit and run
Smithers RCMP are seeking witnesses to a morning hit and run. Police responded to the collision at the intersection of Highway 16 and Main Street at roughly 9:45 this morning. Officers suspect driver ...
May 24, 2019
Copper River Estates fire claims mobile home
Firefighters from Thornhill and Terrace were on scene yesterday to extinguish a blaze that devastated a mobile home. Crews were dispatched to the fire at the Copper River Estates at just before 11:30 ...
May 24, 2019
Category 2 open fires once again banned in Northwest Fire Centre
As of noon today, a category 2 open fire ban previously rescinded by the Northwest Fire Centre is back on. Originally issued on May 6th, the ban was lifted over the long weekend due to favourable cond...
May 24, 2019
Construction begins on Indigenous student housing facility in Prince George
Construction is now underway on a 2.6 million dollar Indigenous student housing project in Prince George. Community members, provincial reps, Lheidli T'enneh members, and students gathered for the pro...
May 24, 2019