Category Archives: News

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...
Craig Ellis 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...
Craig Ellis 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...
Craig Ellis 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...
Craig Ellis May 15, 2019

RDBN calls off evacuation alert for Lejac Wildfire
Crews fighting a wildfire east of Fraser Lake appear to have the upper hand. The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako rescinded an evacuation alert for an area near the Lejac Wildfire late Tuesday aft...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019

Fuel management scheduled for Dease Lake area
The BC Wildfire Service and Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine are hoping to cut the wildfire risk around Dease Lake. The fuel management project, which will cover 23 hectares in the spring and summ...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019

Northern Health says no confirmed cases of measles in the Northwest
Northern Health says it has no confirmed cases of measles in its region, including Terrace/Kitimat. The comment comes as staff at the Haisla Community School sent out a notice about a possible, but un...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019

Fraser Lake man missing
Fraser Lake RCMP are asking for help finding a missing person. Investigators say 52-year-old Lee McCarron hasn't been seen since since Saturday, May 11. McCarron is described as: Caucasian male 52-yea...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019

Suspected measles case has Haisla Community School taking precautions
A suspected case of measles at Haisla Community School in Kitimaat has them taking every possible precaution. While the case has not yet been confirmed by a doctor, the school has been in contact with...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019

Landslide knocks out power near Alberta border for up to a week
Some Peace Region residents east of Fort St John could be without power for more than a week. A landslide near the BC Alberta border yesterday has damaged one of BC Hydro's transmission lines. As a re...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019