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BC Wildfire Service preemptively sends 150 man camp to Dease Lake
Among rising temperatures and drought-like conditions, the BC Wildfire Service has preemptively set up camp in the northwest. A 150 person camp is being set up by the Service in Dease Lake to house a ...
May 31, 2019
Drought conditions hamper firefighting efforts in Cassiar fire zone
The BC Wildfire Service says unusually dry conditions are challenging crews fighting wildfires in the Cassiar fire zone. Normally, deciduous tree stands are considered safe zones for firefighters, but...
CFNRNews Aug 06, 2018
BC Transit Re-Introduces Two Trips in Prince Rupert Cancelled Amid Staffing Issues in the Fall
BC Transit is reinstating a pair of Prince Rupert trips which had been cancelled in the Fall due to staffing challenges. But, with the addition of new operators, they will be able to re-open the trips...
Jeff Blagden Feb 24, 2023
Three holdover fires near Telegraph Creek still showing signs of heat
Three hold-over fires associated with last year's Alkali Lake fire near Telegraph Creek are still showing heat. BC Wildfire Service Information Officer Carolyn Bartos says they've dealt with 8 hold-ov...
Apr 26, 2019
Tahltan Central Government says Dease Lake and Iskut preparing as wildfires rage
The President of the Tahltan Central Government has posted a message to Tahltan Nation members coping with wildfires burning in their territory. Chad Norman Day took to Facebook Monday night outlining...
CFNRNews Aug 07, 2018
Premier Horgan and other ministers visit Tahltan Nation territory
The Premier and several other BC ministers recently traveled to Tahltan territory. John Horgan, Nathan Cullen, the municipal affairs minister and Bruce Ralston the minister responsible for mines, stop...
Cael Maslin Jun 13, 2022
Dease Lake nurses team up to improve basic health knowledge in community
Dease Lake residents will be taking less precautionary trips to the hospital thanks to the devoted efforts of a pair of nurses. Anna Fritch noticed an upward trend in the number of residents visiting ...
Feb 13, 2019
Tahltan Central Government Holding Community Outreach Sessions Next Week to Update Members on Eskay Creek Revitalization Project
A trio of information sessions are being held next week to update Tahltan members on the Eskay Creek Revitalization Project. That project aims to reopen a former gold and silver mine, located roughly ...
Jeff Blagden Feb 10, 2023
Tahltan Nation Development Corporation takes over fuel operations at Dease Lake Airport
The Tahltan Nation Development Corporation is one step closer to providing all aspects of airport service at the Dease Lake Airport. TNDC announced today that they will be taking over fuel operations ...
Morgyn Budden Aug 30, 2023
Northwest Fire Centre prepares for new and old fires to flare up with high heat and drought
The Northwest Fire Centre is responding to several new wildfires in the Cassiar Fire Zone and preparing for more starts given hot weather and drought conditions. There were three new fires this week r...
Bill Fee May 31, 2019