Category Archives: News
Province to Transition to New Coordinated Permitting Strategy for Housing to Streamline the Approval Process
A new provincial permitting strategy aims to streamline the approval process for developers looking to build housing. Currently, authorization can require several provincial permit applications to mul...
Jan 16, 2023
Peace Region and Alberta RCMP Detachments Team Up to Bring in Two Wanted Men
Members of RCMP units in both the Peace Region and Alberta teamed up to apprehend two wanted individuals last week. On January 11th, officers in Grande Prairie located a Dodge Nitro which had been sto...
Jan 16, 2023
Community Health Bargaining Association Signs Tentative Agreement With Province, Impacting Roughly 21,700 Employees
A tentative collective bargaining agreement has been reached between the province and the Community Health Bargaining Association. If ratified, the agreement would cover roughly 21,700 unionized healt...
Jan 16, 2023
BC IIO Looking into Incident Which Saw a Man in Kitimat Sent to Hospital Following an Interaction with Police
BC's Independent Investigations Office has been called in after a man was sent to hospital following an interaction with police in Kitimat last week. Just before 5:00 in the morning last Friday, RCMP ...
Jan 16, 2023
College of New Caledonia Providing Up to $50,000 for Projects Which Support Natural Resource Sustainability and Revitalization
Natural resource sustainability and restoration projects in communities served by the College of New Caledonia are getting a shot at fresh funds. Proponents can now apply for up to $50,000 through the...
Jan 16, 2023
Williams Lake RCMP Issue Public Warning Cautioning Public to Avoid Individual Believed to be a Threat to the Community
Williams Lake RCMP have issued a public warning urging residents to steer clear of an individual believed to be a threat to the community. Police believe Lashway Merrit to be a threat to the public du...
Jan 16, 2023
12 Remote First Nations Communities Receive Provincial Funding to Develop and Advance Alternative Energy Projects
$7.1 million in fresh provincial funding will help twelve remote First Nations communities in BC cut ties with diesel power. Remote communities in BC consumed over 19 million Litres of diesel in 2019 ...
Jan 16, 2023
Second Warrant at the Same Smithers Resident in as Many Weeks Results in More Drug Seizures and Arrests
A second warrant executed at a Smithers residence in less than a month has resulted in the seizure of more drugs, and this time, arrests. RCMP had noticed suspicious activity at the residence during a...
Jan 13, 2023
Police Investigating Cause of Fire Which Claimed a Church in Rose Prairie Early this Morning
Police are still unsure of the cause of a blaze which burned down a church in Rose Prairie this morning. Fort St John RCMP first received reports of the fire at the Upper Pine Gospel Chapel at around ...
Jan 13, 2023
Tŝilhqot'in Nation Calls for Shutdown of Alaska Fishery Amid Concerns Over Interception of Canadian-bound Salmon
As concerns over salmon interception continue, the Tilhqot'in Nation is calling for the Alaskan District 104 Fishery to be shut down. Despite Canada and Washington restricting salmon harvests in recen...
Jan 13, 2023