Category Archives: 2018
Quesnel requests resources to deal with increase in property crime
An increase in property crime in Quesnel has the City Council penning a letter to both the Federal and Provincial Governments. The letter focuses on the recent spike in drug related property crimes an...
CFNRNews Jun 27, 2018
Terrace RCMP warning residents about leaving pets in cars and those reporting to call animal control
Terrace RCMP are pleading with pet owners not to leave their animals unattended in their vehicles, especially on hot days. Over the weekend, police responded to an abundance of reports of dogs being l...
CFNRNews Jun 27, 2018
Armed robbery in Smithers leads to search
An armed robbery in Smithers on Monday has police searching for a suspect. RCMP were called to a 7-Eleven on Highway 16 early in the morning after a masked thief made off with a tray of lottery ticket...
CFNRNews Jun 27, 2018
Fort St. John RCMP searching for missing woman
Fort St. John RCMP are asking for help finding a missing 49-year-old woman who disappeared last weekend. Investigators say Charlane “Charity” Langevin was last seen Saturday, June 23 aroun...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018
Tahltan want a halt to jade extraction and placer mining in their territory
The Tahltan Nation wants a halt to all jade extraction and placer mining operations in its territory. Tahltan Central Government President Chad Norman Day says jade is an important resource to Tahltan...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018
Smithers resident appointed Forest Practices Board Chair
A Smithers resident has been appointed chair of the Forest Practices Board. Forests minister Doug Donaldson says Kevin Kriese will take on the three-year term as head of the province’s independe...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018
Investigation leads to three arrests in Prince George
An on-going theft investigation lead to three arrests in Prince George early last week. Police discovered a number of known stolen items in a makeshift camp near Bear Lake. RCMP siezed the items which...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018
Former Haida president announces intent to run for AFN National Chief
Former President of the Council of the Haida Nation and Chief Commissioner of the BC Treaty Commission, Miles Richardson is looking to become National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Richardso...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018
TransCanada awards $620 million in pipeline contracts to Indigenous businesses
TransCanada says it’s awarded $620 million dollars in contract work to Indigenous businesses for a natural gas pipeline. The Coastal GasLink project would pipe natural gas from the northeast to ...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018
New hunting and trapping rules to take effect in July
New hunting and trapping rules and regulations are set to take effect on July 1st. The new rules, released yesterday, will remain in effect until June 30th 2020 and look to ensure better conservation ...
CFNRNews Jun 26, 2018