Category Archives: News
Provincial Government and Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance partner up to help northwest and rural BC
A partnership between the Provincial Government and the Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance is being created in order to help better understand the needs of northwestern and rural communities. A r...
Sep 15, 2022
Prince George RCMP looking for help to find wanted man
Prince George RCMP are looking to get the help of the public in order to find a wanted man. A 35-year-old man by the name of Tyrone Terris Squinas, is wanted on the charge of assaulting a police offic...
Sep 15, 2022 Photo Courtesy of Prince George RCMP
BC reveals number of people that died in July due to toxic drugs
2022 has now seen the most illicit drug overdose deaths in BC through the first 7 months of any year since the data has been tracked. According to the Coroners' Service's preliminary report, 192 peopl...
Sep 15, 2022
UBCIC Resolution Calls For Province to Co-Develop Approach to Services for First Nations Children with Disabilities, Scrap Connection Centre Plans
A new Union of BC Indian Chiefs resolution is calling for the province to scrap their family connection centres plan for children with disabilities, in favour of a co-developed strategy. Last year, th...
Sep 14, 2022
Boil Water Advisory Issued for Users of Alexis Creek Water System
A Boil Water Advisory has been issued by the Cariboo Regional District for users of the Alexis Creek Water System. Prompted by a chlorine pump failure, the advisory will remain in place until a new pu...
Sep 14, 2022
Construction on New Gitwinksihlkw Elementary School Gym Expected to Wrap in About a Year, Bringing On-Site Gym Access for the First Time
Students at Gitwinksihlkw Elementary will have access to a new gym around this time next year, with construction now underway. With no facility on site, students have had to make the trek to the Ts'oo...
Sep 14, 2022
Independent Investigations Office Investigating After Tsay Keh Dene RCMP Find Man Suffering From Serious Injuries Locked in Bedroom
BC's Independent Investigations Office is looking into an incident in which police say they found a man suffering from serious injuries during a call in Tsay Keh Dene. RCMP say they responded to repor...
Sep 14, 2022
Community Members from Gitwangak, Gitsegukla, and Gitanyow Gather to Break Ground on New High School
Community members from Gitwangak, Gitsegukla, and Gitanyow gathered yesterday to break ground on the new Gitxsan West Secondary School. Construction on the Gitwangak-based school began on July 25th, a...
Sep 14, 2022
Quesnel provides latest update on Clean Team Program
Another update was recently sent out by the City of Quesnel regarding their Clean Team and Day Labour Program. The intention of this program is to provide work to people that have previously been home...
Sep 14, 2022
New Haisla Health Centre Artwork to be Unveiled Tomorrow
Covid may have delayed the grand opening of the new Haisla Health Centre, but it's not stopping them from unveiling the artwork out front. While the building has already been blessed, and staff have m...
Sep 14, 2022