Category Archives: News
Quesnel forced to postpone "Let's Connect" tour due to COVID-19
An event that was that created to celebrate what the city of Quesnel had both accomplished and created during the pandemic, has had a wrench thrown into that plan by said pandemic. The City of Quesnel...
Sep 10, 2021
Unemployment rates in BC and the rest of Canada dropped in August
Unemployment rates in BC, as well as throughout all of Canada, went down quite a bit in August thanks to 90 thousand Canadians finding a job during the month. According to Statistics Canada, the count...
Sep 10, 2021
UNBC assistant medical professor named Scholar of Michael Smith foundation
An assistant professor in the Northern Medical Program at the University of BC by the name of Dr. Kendra Furber, has just been named a 2021 scholar for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research...
Sep 10, 2021
RCMP in Dawson Creek Forced to Deploy tire Deflation Devices in Two Incidents
RCMP officers on Dawson Creek area highways have been busy in recent days. Police from the detachment are reporting two separate events which required the deployment of tire deflation devices. The fir...
Sep 10, 2021
UBCM To Review Report Recommending a Fairer Property Tax System
With the Union of BC Municipalities Convention set to begin next week, a new report in to local government finance has been released. According to the Union, the most important recommendations in the ...
Sep 10, 2021
Terrace Search and Rescue Make Daring Extraction of Mountain Biker
Search and Rescue crews in Terrace teamed up with a number of local emergency personnel for a daring rescue yesterday. In the afternoon, Terrace Search and Rescue received a call about an injured moun...
Sep 10, 2021
BC Transit to Update Terrace Council on Program to Eliminate Fee for Riders 12 and Under
BC Transit is set to update Terrace Council next week on their new Free Transit Program for Residents Under 12. While they will meet in person on Tuesday, the Corporation sent out a memo outlining the...
Sep 10, 2021
Covid Forces Postponement of Quesnel Let's Connect Community Tour
Quesnel`s Let`s Connect Community Tour, initially planned for next weekend, has been postponed. Due to the on-going Covid-19 pandemic, the City has been forced to indefinitely delay the event. As a co...
Sep 10, 2021
Health Minister Says Unvaccinated Are "Helping the Virus"
BC`s Minister of Health has weighed in on the protests being held at hospitals across the province. According to Minister Adrian Dix, the government is working hard to ensure the safety of all healthc...
Sep 10, 2021 Health Minister Adrian Dix
FSJ Hospital Outbreak Continued as One Person Passes Away
An outbreak of Covid-19 declared at the Fort St John Hospital last month has been continued. Originally declared on August 28th, the outbreak covers the Inpatient Unit at the hospital. While testing h...
Sep 10, 2021