Category Archives: News
207 wildfires currently burn through Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres
Throughout the Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres, 207 wildfires are currently burning. Regional Districts of Bulkley Nechako and Fraser Fort George issued a joint evac alert for an area south o...
Sep 06, 2023
'The opposite of addiction is love and connection': Overdose Awareness Day held in Terrace
International Overdose Awareness Day is held on annually on Aug. 31, and Terrace's third annual event was at George Little Park. Different outreach organizations were gathered at the park to help rais...
Sep 05, 2023
Williams Lake First Nation purchase former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School site
With some help from the provincial government, the Williams Lake First Nation has purchased the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School site. Costing a total of $1.2 million, the province pitch...
Sep 05, 2023
More evacuation notices issued in Bulkley-Nechako over weekend
Increased wildfire activity has prompted new evacuation notices from the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako. On Sunday, the district issued an evacuation order for the nearly 4,500 hectare Tekaiziyi...
Sep 05, 2023
Upgrades in the Northwest announced to ring in the school year
The provincial government is ringing in the new school year with a series of project announcements. Included in that list, students at Prince Rupert Middle School will be learning in a safer environme...
Sep 05, 2023
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine updates on John Brown Creek Wildfire
An evacuation alert in Witset remains as the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine says the John Brown Creek fire activity has been minimal. Now at over 330 hectares, the district says firefighters are...
Sep 01, 2023 Evacuation Alert area established by the Witset First Nation.
Skeena MLA Ellis Ross talks short term memory loss after bike accident
A bike accident has Skeena MLA Ellis Ross out of commission for a while with short term memory struggles. In a live video on Facebook last night, Ross stated that he has very little memory of the last...
Sep 01, 2023
Nechako River Basin Study to enter Phase 3 with new funding
The third stage of the University of Northern British Columbia's Nechako River Basin Study has been launched thanks to fresh funding. Through $800,000 in new funds, the Integrated Watershed Research G...
Sep 01, 2023
Province extends state of emergency and predicts more unseasonable temperatures
With more unseasonably warm temperatures expected in the north, the province has extended the state of emergency. 4,200 people under evacuation orders and 65,000 under alerts, the state of emergency w...
Aug 31, 2023
New childcare savings provide more flexibility for parents of school-aged kids
New childcare savings will take effect this September 1. Families with children eligible for half-day preschool and before and after-school programs can save as much as $145 per month. Funding to brin...
Aug 31, 2023