Category Archives: News
Log Supply Issues Force Skeena Sawmills Closure for Remainder of Week
Log supply chain issues have forced Skeena Sawmills to shut down operations for the remainder of the week. According to the mill, a slew of issues have prevented them from being able to obtain enough ...
Nov 24, 2021
Sam Lindsay Aquatic Centre in Kitimat Closed for the Day
Swimmers in Kitimat will be able to get more wet out in the rain today than at the pool, thanks to a temporary closure. For the remainder of the day, the pool and waterslide at the Sam Lindsay Aquatic...
Nov 24, 2021
Many Gidimt'en Land Defenders and Supporters Released on Varying Conditions
A number of high profile Wet'suwet'en land defenders have been released on conditions following court appearances in Prince George. Nearly 30 Gidimt'en members were arrested during the RCMP's enforcem...
Nov 24, 2021
Quesnel Mayor Calls for Province-Level Changes to Climate Change Plans and Emergency Response
A week of weather-related destruction has Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson calling for the province to rethink their response to climate change and emergency planning. Simpson says the province-wide flooding...
Nov 24, 2021
November 24th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 324 new caes of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active case total to 3,047, with 115 in ICU. Of the new cases, 60 come from Northern Health, while ...
Nov 24, 2021
Woodfibre LNG Project Signs Construction Contract
A new contract means the cleanest LNG export facility ever proposed could soon see "proposed" removed from that statement. Woodfibre LNG has signed an Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Constr...
Nov 23, 2021 (PRNewsfoto/KBR, Inc.)
375 Non-Urgent Surgeries Postponed in BC Last Week
Non-urgent surgeries are continuing to be postponed in BC as hospitals across the province struggle with near-capacity patient intakes. Last week, 375 surgeries were postponed provincewide, with 3 in ...
Nov 23, 2021
Covid Outbreak Declared at St Ann's Catholic School in Quesnel
Northern Health has declared a Covid outbreak at St Ann's Catholic School in Quesnel. 27 outbreak-associated cases have been identified, resulting from a number of smaller case clusters coming togethe...
Nov 23, 2021
Province Releases Details on Pediatric Covid Vaccine Rollout
British Columbia has provided a bit more clarity on how they intend to rollout pediatric Covid vaccinations. On Friday, Health Canada announced their approval of the Pfizer pediatric vaccine for use i...
Nov 23, 2021
Two railways look to become operational in BC again
Both the Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National are hoping to get their operations moving again through the flooded parts of Southern BC. C-N sent out a statement saying that limited service b...
Nov 23, 2021 The vertical rails on the railroad in the spring