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Local forester awarded inaugural conservation award
Skeena Wild has given out its first conservation award to a local forester. The award was given in recognition of outstanding community contributions to natural resource conservation. Fred Philpot was...
Aug 28, 2023
Members of Nisga'a Nation hold ceremony in Scotland for returning totem pole
Members of the Nisga'a house of Ni'isjoohl held a ceremony today in Scotland to prepare their totem pole for its journey home. That comes after a delegation visited the Scottish Museum last year to di...
Aug 28, 2023 Sim'oogit Ni'isjoohl and Noxs Ts'wawit with the memorial pole, photo courtesy of Neil Hanna Photography
Wildfire activity prompts new evacuation advisories in the North over the weekend
Growing wildfires this weekend has prompted new evacuation notices. Yesterday, the Witset First Nation placed the village and surrounding area under an alert due to the 350-hectare John Brown Creek bl...
Aug 28, 2023 Evacuation Alert area established by the Witset First Nation.
Evacuation Alert Issued by Witset First Nation Due to Growing John Brown Creek Wildfire
An evacuation alert has been issued by the Witset First Nation due to the growing John Brown Creek wildfire. Burning roughly 4 kilometres west of Witset, the blaze is prompting an alert covering the e...
Aug 27, 2023
Province expands scholarship funding for graduate students
The province will be expanding scholarship funding for graduate students over the next 3 years. Adding up to a total of $15 million, each scholarship will increase by $2,500. That's to help students w...
Aug 23, 2023
Prince George explosion injures three, cause unknown
An explosion in Prince George this morning has resulted in three people being transported to hospital. This morning around 7 a.m., first responders were notified of an explosion near Fourth Avenue and...
Aug 23, 2023
Tsilhqot'in Nation hosts members of Sami communities in cultural exchange
Following a visit to their territory last year, the Tsilhqot'in Nation has been hosting people from two Sami communities. Those communities, Duorpun and Gallivare, come from the Sami nation which enco...
Aug 23, 2023
Telus commits $5 million towards wildfire supports
Telus has stepped up to commit $5 million to organizations supporting first responders this wildfire season. Those donations come from Telus and several of their branches like Telus Health and the Tel...
Aug 21, 2023
Kitimat RCMP seize large quantity of suspected cocaine and drug trafficking items
Kitimat RCMP seized a significant amount of drugs while executing a search warrant. On August 11, officers uncovered over $25,000 in cash and 1.1 kilograms of suspected cocaine, as well as other drug ...
Aug 21, 2023
Wildfires in Okanagan prompt Provincial State of Emergency
Wildfires have now prompted a provincial state of emergency. As of 1 pm yesterday, approximately 30,000 people are under evacuation orders and 36,000 under alerts across B.C. Those come in part from t...
Aug 21, 2023