Category Archives: News
Rushbrook Trail still closed, but some Rupert residents ignoring the closure
Some Prince Rupert residents appear to be eager to use the Rushbrook Trail, but the city is reminding people that the path is still closed. Officials say the trail renewal project is getting close to ...
CFNRNews Feb 22, 2018
Air quality advisory issued for Terrace
High pollution levels are behind an air quality advisory in Terrace. The Ministry of Environment says high concentrations of fine particulate matter have built up in the community. People with underly...
CFNRNews Feb 22, 2018
Northwest taxpayers to cover 30% of new hospital replacement
Northwest BC taxpayers will kick in just under $114 million for the replacement of Mills Memorial Hospital. The North West Regional Hospital District says a financing agreement reached earlier this mo...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
Greyhound allowed to drop northern BC routes
The BC Passenger Transportation Board has given the green light for Greyhound Canada to pull out of northern British Columbia The decision released today will see the end of Greyhound passenger servic...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
Transportation minister calls Greyhound route cuts "unfortunate"
BC’s transportation minister says Greyhound’s decision to cut passenger services in northern British Columbia will leave people vulnerable. Claire Trevena says people rely on the company&#...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
Masset mayor says ferry fare cuts a step in the right direction
The mayor of a Haida Gwaii community calls ferry fare reductions in the NDP budget a step in the right direction. Tuesday’s budget contained 15 per cent fare cut on non-major routes like the fer...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
RCMP say counterfeit cash popping up in Prince George
Prince George RCMP are warning businesses about a rash of recent counterfeit currency surfacing in the city. Since January 1st, police have received seventeen reports from various businesses about cou...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
Missing Dawson Creek man found safe
Dawson Creek RCMP have located a missing man. Mounties say 33 year-old Jeremiah Alexander Smith has been located safe and sound. Smith was reported missing last week after he was last seen February 13...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
Board to decide on proposed Greyhound cuts Wednesday
BC’s Passenger Transportation Board is expected to decide Wednesday on an application that would see Greyhound cut its bus services across northern BC. Greyhound wants to eliminate nine routes, ...
CFNRNews Feb 21, 2018
Sunken fishing vessel raised from Kitamaat Village docks
The Canadian Coast Guard says a fishing vessel that sank at the Kitamaat Village docks last week has been towed to Prince Rupert after a clean-up operation. The Zodiac Light, a 65 foot fishing vessel,...
CFNRNews Feb 20, 2018