Category Archives: News
Executive Director of High Road Services Society in Smithers stepping down
Following more than a decade helping adults with developmental disabilities, Dana Gorbahn is stepping down as executive director of the High Road Services Society. High Road is a Smithers-based not-fo...
Feb 11, 2019
New changes aim to balance costs and results in motor-vehicle injury settlements
New changes to court rules aim to balance out costs and results in motor-vehicle injury settlements. Over the past 5 years, vehicle injury claims have increased by 43 percent in BC, met hand-in-hand w...
Feb 11, 2019
Avalanche kills snowmobiler near Blue River
One person is dead after an avalanche south of Valemount over the weekend. North District RCMP confirms that the victim died Saturday when a slide came down on a group of snowmobilers in the Blue Rive...
Feb 11, 2019
Stranded skiers rescued near Terrace
Terrace Search and Rescue say two skiers are lucky to have their fingers and toes after getting stranded over the weekend. Search Manager Dave Jephson says the pair misjudged the time and got caught i...
Feb 11, 2019
Air Quality Advisories issued in Smithers and Houston
Smithers and Houston are each the victims of an air quality advisory issued by Northern Health and the Ministry of the Environment today. In both cases, the advisory was issued due to a high concentra...
Feb 11, 2019
Goodacre Place supportive housing unit ready to open in Smithers in March
Access to safe and secure housing is coming soon for dozens of homeless in Smithers. Holding its grand opening today, the Goodacre Place 24-unit supportive housing project will begin welcoming residen...
Feb 8, 2019
BC Government votes not to shut down Auditor General for Local Government office
BC's government has voted not to shut down the Auditor General for Local Government program. Last year, Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Selina Robinson launched a review in to the program. That...
Feb 8, 2019
Charge North to present EV charging network to Terrace Council
Charge North is looking to make northern BC air a little cleaner with their electric vehicle charging network. A representative from the group will be presenting to Terrace Council on Monday, and conf...
Feb 8, 2019
Increased provincial investment in immigration employment to help thousands
Help is on the way for thousands of immigrants in search of careers thanks to an 11 million dollar provincial investment. By expanding settlement services by more than 45 percent, the province hopes t...
Feb 8, 2019
Prince George records second highest illicit overdose death rate in province
Prince George had the second highest overdose death rate in the province in 2018, according to a new report from the BC Coroners Service. After registering 24 overdose deaths in 2017, the City watched...
Feb 8, 2019