Category Archives: 2018
BC and Canada come to terms on new employment investments
A new agreement between the Provincial and Federal Governments will see the country invest 2.5 billion dollars in the employment of BC residents. The agreement, which will cover the next six years, re...
CFNRNews Jun 29, 2018
Prince George man facing sexual assault charges
A Prince George man is facing three charges relating to an alleged sexual assault from Wednesday. RCMP say Patrick Dwayne Williams had broken in to an empty home and was in the process of robbing it w...
CFNRNews Jun 29, 2018
Child care pilot receiving little interest ahead of application deadline
A Ministry of Children and Family Development pilot project aiming for cheaper child care has received little interest from child care providers thus far. The fee reduction pilot was announced earlier...
CFNRNews Jun 29, 2018
Blueberry First Nations and province bump litigation to October
Negotiations between the province and Blueberry First Nations appear to be going well as the two have agreed to put off litigation until October. Though the litigation has been adjourned until October...
CFNRNews Jun 29, 2018
Highway 97 re-opens after crash north of Bear Lake
Highway 97 is once again open to traffic after a crash Thursday morning north of Prince George. North District RCMP says a fully loaded B train chip truck crashed about 20 km north of Bear Lake, leavi...
CFNRNews Jun 28, 2018
Province distributing local shared revenue grants
Local governments will be receiving an influx of funding from the provincial government thanks to community grants and traffic sharing revenue. Approximately 108 million dollars total will be handed o...
CFNRNews Jun 28, 2018
Environmental Enforcement Summaries released for second hald of 2017
BC’s Environmental Enforcement Summaries for the third and fourth quarters of 2017 have been released. Nearly 16 hundred violation tickets, 28 orders, and 46 court convictions lead to over 715 t...
CFNRNews Jun 28, 2018
Second new elementary school coming to Fort St John
Another new elementary school is on the way for Fort St John in an effort to match growing youth populations in the northeast. The Peace Region capital is already set to open the new Margaret Ma Murra...
CFNRNews Jun 28, 2018
Fire danger ratings remain high in northwest for Canada Day long weekend
While temperate weather and rain has the fire danger rating dropping across most of the province heading in to the long weekend, the northwest has no such luck. With Canada Day festivities set to take...
CFNRNews Jun 28, 2018
Scientists from around the world ask BC to better protect their forests
A group of 223 scientists across 9 countries have sent a letter to BC pleading with the government to do more to protect the province’s temperate rain forests. The letter claims that BC’s ...
CFNRNews Jun 28, 2018