Category Archives: News
RCMP Seek Information on Alleged Abduction in Pouce Coupe from March of Last Year
Dawson Creek RCMP are calling for information regarding an abduction which allegedly took place over a year ago. Police say the incident occurred in Pouce Coupe at around 7:00 at night on March 30th o...
Jul 04, 2023
Ovintiv Inc Provides $400,000 to Help Development at the Tse'k'wa National Historic Site
A new partnership will provide much-needed funding to help manage Northeastern BC's first and only National Historic Site. Located in Charlie Lake, the Tse'k'wa National Historic Site is also on a sho...
Jul 04, 2023
Man Who Opened Fire on Vanderhoof RCMP Detachment in 2021 Found Guilty on Six of Nine Related Charges
While he may have avoided the biggest charge, a man who opened fire on the Vanderhoof RCMP detachment in 2021 is facing six other convictions. Paul Nicholas Russell has been found not guilty of attemp...
Jul 04, 2023
Work on Cariboo Memorial Hospital Redevelopment Project Gets Underway in Williams Lake
Much-anticipated redevelopment work has finally gotten underway at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake. Originally announced in 2020, the $367 million project will see the construction of a...
Jul 04, 2023
Pair of Collisions Involving Small Vehicles Claim Lives in Quesnel
Police in Quesnel are urging drivers of all vehicles to exercise caution on the roads, following a pair of fatal collisions involving small vehicles. One incident saw RCMP called out to Dragon Hill ne...
Jul 04, 2023
Wildfires burn in provincial park east of Iskut
Two wildfires in the northwest fire centre which are listed as out of control are burning in the same park. One blaze is burning 6,305 hectares of the eastern portion of Spatsizi Plateau Provincial Pa...
Jul 04, 2023
Bulkley Fire Zone to be placed under Category 1 Campfire Ban
In light of wildfires growing in the region, the Northwest Fire Centre will be putting another category 1 campfire ban in place. The Bulkley Fire Zone, spanning from Hungry Hill to Little Oliver Creek...
Jul 04, 2023
Ousted AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald Calls Removal from Office a Distraction from Corruption and Collusion
Ex-Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says her removal from office is a distraction from the organization's corruption. Archibald was expelled from the position last week duri...
Jul 04, 2023
Northern Savings Credit Union announces increases to their Inspire Fund
Northern Savings Credit Union has launched the second year of their Inspire Fund. In its inaugural year of 2022, $50,000 in donations were presented to four local projects. This year, a 50 percent inc...
Jul 04, 2023
Water Turned Off For Sections of Pear Street in Terrace as City Crews Repair Water Main Break
A water main break on Pear Street has forced the City of Terrace to shut off the supply to a number of homes as they work to patch the rupture. In the meantime, properties on the 2100, 2200, and 2300 ...
Jul 04, 2023