Tag Archives: smithers
Province funds northern B.C. seniors service programs
The provincial government has announced grants for three northern B.C. community groups to improve seniors wellness. The Smithers Community Services Association, Dawson Creek Society for Community Liv...
Aug 23, 2019
Smithers, other northwest communities receive housing grants
Some northern B.C. communities will share in nearly $1.5 million in provincial grants to study housing needs. The money comes from the government's first intake of the housing needs reports funding pr...
Aug 12, 2019
Northern B.C. mayors call on Ottawa for forestry aid
Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach and 20 other northern B.C. municipal leaders want federal help with the forestry downturn affecting their communities. They've sent a letter to Ottawa urging the federal...
Aug 01, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Hydro outages across northern B.C. after thunderstorms
BC Hydro is trying to get power restored to over 5000 customers across northwest B.C. Adverse weather is blamed for blackouts affecting about 1800 customers in the Terrace area that began at about 4:3...
Jul 22, 2019 BC Hydro crews on scene along Lakelse Avenue in Terrace.
Photo Lorna Brown
Inquest scheduled for death of Smithers man in RCMP custody
The BC Coroners Service has scheduled an inquest for the 2015 death of a Smithers man in police custody. Officials say 53-year-old Jacobus Jonker died a week after his Valentine's Day arrest by Smithe...
Jul 15, 2019
Forest Practices Board to audit Smithers forestry operation
B.C.'s independent forestry watchdog will take a look at the activities of a Smithers-area forestry operation. The Forest Practices Board says it will examine Northern Engineered Wood Products' harves...
Jul 15, 2019
Smithers declares climate emergency
By way of a 4-3 vote among the Town's Councillors, Smithers has declared a climate emergency. Councillor Gladys Atrill put forward the motion in response to a delegation at their June 25th meeting. Ma...
Jul 10, 2019
Town of Smithers announces Alan Harris as new CAO, beginning in August
Smithers is set to welcome a new Chief Administrative Officer to town this August. Through a press release issued this morning, the Town announced that Alan Harris would be taking over the position ne...
Jul 10, 2019
Smithers area man completes walk across Canada in honour of MMIWG and missing aunt
A resident of Wet'suwet'en territory near Smithers has completed the 8 thousand kilometre plus walk across Canada in honour of his Aunt. Mattew Jefferson began his journey from Haida Gwaii to Cape Spe...
Jul 09, 2019
Northwest housing sales dip across first half of 2019
Housing sales dipped across the Northwest through the first half of 2019, when compared to last year. In Terrace, sales dropped from 173 through the first half of 2018 to 134 this year. Prince Rupert ...
Jul 05, 2019