Category Archives: 2018
McKay Street Park Playground Project Donation
The McKay Street Park Playground project received a substantial cheque Wednesday as CityWest donated $10,000 to the project. CityWest threw its hat in the ring after seeing a Facebook post from Transi...
CFNRNews Feb 15, 2018
Fatal crash between Terrace and Prince Rupert
Photo Credit Ed Boulet One person is dead after a two vehicle crash along Highway 16 Wedesnday night. North District RCMP confirms that one person was killed when a commercial vehicle and a passenger ...
CFNRNews Feb 15, 2018
Crash closes Highway 16
Photo credit Chrystal Lynn Highway 16 is closed due to a crash between Terrace and Prince Rupert. Few details are available at this time, but the road is shut down in both directions about 30 km west ...
CFNRNews Feb 14, 2018
Kitimat reaches labour deal with municipal workers
The District of Kitimat and its unionized municipal workers have reached a new labour deal. The ratified collective agreement between Unifor Local 2300 and the District provides wage increases of 3% t...
CFNRNews Feb 14, 2018
Vanderhoof hospital remains open after weekend flooding
Northern Health says the hospital in Vanderhoof is still open despite a weekend flooding incident. Water damaged St. John Hospital’s maternity department and operating rooms, among others, but t...
CFNRNews Feb 14, 2018
UPDATE:Highway 16 delays for avalanche control
Drivers heading between Terrace and Prince Rupert Wednesday will see delays of up to an hour for avalanche control. The transportation ministry says avalanche work will be done in a section of the rou...
CFNRNews Feb 14, 2018
UPDATE: Highway 16 open in both directions between Terrace and Prince Rupert
The Ministry of Transportation says Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert is now open to both lanes of traffic Officials closed the route in both directions 13 km east of the Port Edward turnof...
CFNRNews Feb 13, 2018
Heli-logging expands to battle Douglas fir beetles near Williams Lake
The BC government is expanding heli-logging operations near Williams Lake to counter the spread of Douglas fir beetles. The forests ministry says logging has moved to an area south of the city in the ...
CFNRNews Feb 13, 2018
PNG fixes gas line between Terrace and Prince Rupert
Pacific Northern Gas says crews were able to repair a gas line break between Prince Rupert and Terrace over the long weekend. The problem was discovered late last Wednesday afternoon when there was a ...
CFNRNews Feb 13, 2018
Travel advisories issued for Kitimat, Terrace areas
Freezing rain on top of compact snow has left highways around the Northwest in poor condition. The Ministry of Transportation has issued travel advisories for Highway 37 from Kitimat to the Junction w...
CFNRNews Feb 13, 2018