Category Archives: News
New data shows 32% drop in overdose deaths in BC through first quarter of 2019
New data released by the BC Coroners' Service shows a downward trend in illicit drug overdoses over the first quarter of 2019. British Columbia saw 395 deaths related to illicit drug overdoses through...
May 16, 2019
NEB explains factors effecting high BC gas prices
According to the National Energy Board, BC's sky-high gas prices are the result of a number of factors coming together. Yesterday, the NEB released a statement explaining the four areas that determine...
May 16, 2019
Health Canada approves drug to treat opioid addiction
In an effort to quell the country's on going overdose crisis, Canada has become the first in the world to approve a drug to treat addiction. Health Canada has approved injectable hydromorphone, a pain...
May 16, 2019
Cariboo and Kitimat-Stikine each receive flood mitigation funding
Both the Cariboo and Kitimat-Stikine Regional Districts will receive a portion of new provincial emergency preparedness funds. 22 local and regional governments will share in 3 million dollars to supp...
May 16, 2019
Senate recommends rejecting proposed oil tanker moratorium
A Bill which would have banned oil tanker travel off BC's coast has been rejected by the Senate. Bill C-48 would have barred all oil tankers carrying more than 12,500 tonnes of crude oil from west coa...
May 16, 2019
Cullen frustrated with DFO response to Ecstall River controversy
Skeena Bulkley-Valley MP Nathan Cullen says it's time for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to provide clear and swift action after a controversial incident on the Ecstall River last year. The DF...
May 15, 2019
Terrace RCMP bumping up long weekend enforcement
Terrace RCMP and its partners are teaming up to provide extra patrols during the Victoria Day long weekend. Police, along with conservation officers, park rangers and DFO will be conducting additional...
May 15, 2019
Terrace urges residents to extinguish camp fires
The City of Terrace is cautioning residents to fully extinguish any camp fires. The reminder comes after the fire department recently responded to a number of small unattended fires throughout the cit...
May 15, 2019
Safe Boating Day at Rushbrook Harbour
North Coast residents interested in finding out more about safe boating will have a chance this Sunday. Prince Rupert RCMP and the Port Edward Harbour Authority are hosting a Safe Boating Day at Rushb...
May 15, 2019
Budget consultations begin next month
B.C. residents will soon get a chance to have a say about what they'd like to see in the next provincial budget. The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services will hold 15 community...
May 15, 2019