Category Archives: News
More northern B.C. burning bans
The BC Wildfire Service is banning open burning in more areas of northern B.C. The Cariboo Fire Centre says Category 2 open burns will be prohibited throughout its area as of noon Friday May 10 to pre...
May 08, 2019
RCMP report property crime spike in Smithers area
Smithers RCMP are warning area residents to lock up their vehicles and homes after a recent spike in property crime. Mounties say thieves have targeted rural homes from Witset to Quick over the last w...
May 08, 2019
Prince George RCMP seeking public assistance to locate missing man
Prince George RCMP are asking for public assistance in the search for a missing man. Teddy James Lowley was reported missing on April 27th, but has not been seen since the 25th. Lowley is described as...
May 07, 2019
Bc Liberals say forestry bill will push jobs to US
BC's Liberals have taken aim at a forestry bill introduced by Premier John Horgan and his NDPs. In statement released last night, the Liberals claim that Bill 22 creates division within the forestry s...
May 07, 2019
Greens win in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
After standing as her party's only federal representation since 2011, Green Party leader Elizabeth May now has some company. Paul Manly has won the Nanaimo-Ladysmith federal by-election, claiming the ...
May 07, 2019
"Turn off the taps" injunction hearing delayed until June 6th
A constitutional challenge and injunction filed by BC against Alberta's Bill 12 has been delayed by one month. More commonly known as the "turn off the taps" law, the Bill would see oil and gas shipme...
May 07, 2019
Smithers resident Michael Sawyer part of NEB hearings on CGL pipeline jurisdictional dispute
Smithers resident Michael Sawyer was among a number of intervenors at a National Energy Board hearing in Calgary late last week. Hearings regarding the jurisdiction of Coastal GasLink's province-spann...
May 07, 2019
Williams Lake hosts North Central Local Government Association AGM this week
Today marks the first official day of meetings for the North Central Local Government Associations' Annual General Meeting. This year, the meetings and convention are being hosted in Williams Lake. De...
May 07, 2019
Prince Rupert hosting second annual North Coast Whale Festival
This week, Prince Rupert will be playing host to the second annual North Coast Whale Festival. Put on by the North Coast Ecology Centre Society and their partners, the event aims to teach residents ab...
May 07, 2019
Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George launching emergency alert systems
In honour of Emergency Preparedness Week in BC, both the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George Regional Districts are launching their emergency alert systems. Both systems are designed to notify residents vi...
May 07, 2019