Category Archives: News

City Responds After Pushback Over Planned Method to Borrow Money to Fund Water and Sewer Infrastructure Replacement
City officials have responded after their plans to borrow funds to replace Prince Rupert's water infrastructure were met with some backlash. In May, City Council gave three readings to a pair of loan ...
Jeff Blagden Jul 10, 2023

A group of Terrace area parents express concerns over School District 82 music classes
A group of parents in the Terrace and Thornhill area are voicing their concerns over the future of music classes. Following the departure of one band teacher, the Terrace and Thornhill Parents for Mus...
Morgyn Budden Jul 10, 2023

Wildfires prompt more evacuation notices in Bulkley-Nechako
Dozens of wildfires pepper the Northwest Fire Centre after dry conditions and lightning strikes over the weekend. Several of those are prompting evacuation alerts and orders from the Bulkley Nechako R...
Morgyn Budden Jul 10, 2023

Dozens of Lightning Sparked Wildfires Prompt a Number of Evacuation Orders and Alerts in the Bulkley Nechako
Dozens of lightning-sparked wildfires in the northwest over the weekend have prompted a slew of new evacuation orders and alerts. In Telkwa, properties west of the river accessed off Tatlow Road are b...
Jeff Blagden Jul 09, 2023

Evacuation Order Issued for Some Properties in Telkwa, Due to Expanding Powers Creek Wildfire
An evacuation order has been issued for some residents in Telkwa as the Powers Creek wildfire continues to expand. It covers properties west of the Telkwa River accessed off Tatlow Road, with more det...
Jeff Blagden Jul 08, 2023 Map of evacuation order area.

UPDATE 2: Evacuation Alerts and Orders Issued in the Bulkley-Nechako, As Dozens of New Wildfires Pop Up Across the Northwest
More evacuation alerts and orders have been issued as the number of active wildfires in the Province has ballooned to nearly 180. A 6 hectare fire 15 kilometres west of Fraser Lake along Highway 16, s...
Jeff Blagden Jul 07, 2023

Nova Scotia Regional Chief Who Spoke Out Against ex-National Chief, and Mi'kmaq Lawyer Appointed to Canada's Senate
An Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief who was outspoken in his disapproval of ex-National Chief RoseAnne Archibald, is now a Senator. Nova Scotia Regional Chief Paul Prosper was one of a pair of...
Jeff Blagden Jul 07, 2023

Supporters of Wet'suwet'en Man Shot and Killed by RCMP in 2021 Gathering Tomorrow After Family Files Lawsuit
Family members of a Wet'suwet'en man killed by RCMP in Campbell River have filed a lawsuit on the eve of the second anniversary of his death. 38 year-old Jared Lowndes was fatally shot by police in a ...
Jeff Blagden Jul 07, 2023

Northern Health to open temporary overdose prevention site in Dawson Creek
Northern Health is establishing a temporary overdose prevention site in Dawson Creek while they plan for a permanent one. The new temporary site will be located on the grounds of the Dawson Creek and ...
Morgyn Budden Jul 07, 2023

BC Extends Care Teams for those Experiencing Mental Health And Substance-Abuse Crises to the North
BC is extending an initiative to help get people experiencing mental health and substance-abuse crises the help they need to the North. Prince George has been selected as one of three new hosts of the...
Jeff Blagden Jul 07, 2023