Tag Archives: smithers
Luke Strimbold pleads guilty to 4 charges of sexual assaulting underage boys
Former Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold has pleaded guilty to 4 charges of sexually assaulting teenage boys. Strimbold, who served as Mayor of the community between 2011 and 2016, was facing 29 sex off...
May 06, 2019
Smithers plane crash casualties were part of a team contracted by BC Wildfire Service
Three out of Four individuals involved in a plane crash near Smithers on Saturday morning have passed away. Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue have now completed their efforts at the site and passed the...
May 06, 2019
Smither RCMP and TSB continue to search for cause of fatal plane crash near Smithers
Three out of Four individuals involved in a plane crash near Smithers on Saturday morning have passed away. Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue have now completed their efforts at the site and passed the...
May 06, 2019
RCMP now handling northwest B.C. plane crash
The Canadian military has handed over the case of northwest B.C. plane crash to RCMP. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria received an emergency notification at 8:45 Saturday morning from ...
May 04, 2019
Small plane crashes north of Smithers Landing
A small plane has crashed north of Smithers. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria says it received an emergency notification at 8:45 Saturday morning from a Cessna 182 approximately 50 nau...
May 04, 2019
NDP hopefuls for Skeena-Bulkley Valley hit the road
The four candidates seeking the NDP nomination in Skeena Bulkley will hit the road over the next two weeks. Amanda Ramsay, Taylor Bachrach, Annita McPhee, and Greg Brown will participate in a number o...
Apr 25, 2019
DFO finds another large illegal dump of crabs
The Department Fisheries and Oceans has found another large, illegal dump of crabs in the Northwest. Fisheries officers responding to a tip April 17 found about 200 Dungeness crabs tossed off the side...
Apr 25, 2019
Skeena NDP hopeful Greg Brown releases campaign video
In a video released today, Skeena-Bulkley Valley NDP candidate Greg Brown says passion and compassion set him apart in the leadership race. Brown, who is currently a town councillor in Smithers, says ...
Apr 23, 2019
Crime prevention funding announced for Smithers/Hazelton region
Northwest programs supporting youth, Indigenous healing, and women escaping violence will benefit from one-time provincial funding. Over $200,000 though the Crime Prevention and Remediation grant prog...
Apr 16, 2019
CGL drops civil contempt charges against Wet'suwet'en members
Coastal GasLink has decided not to proceed with civil contempt charges against 14 Unist'ot'en members arrested in January. Yesterday, the BC Prosecution Service said there was insufficient evidence to...
Apr 16, 2019