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Dolores Funk has won a three-way race to become mayor of Burns Lake. Funk beat out Al Gerow and John Rauch with 58.5% of the vote. The four members of the Village of Burns Lake Council were acclaimed....

Incumbent Lori Ackerman was acclaimed as mayor. Council will be made up of four incumbents and two newcomers, one of which had the most votes. Becky Grimsrud picked up the most ballots, followed by in...

While there was no race for the District of Mackenzie’s mayor, there will be a couple of new faces on council. Joan Atkinson was acclaimed as mayor and many of the incumbent councillors were ret...

Voters in the District of Chetwynd have elected Allen Courtoreille as mayor. Courtoreille picked up 51.8% of the vote, defeating Alec Brownlee by 24 votes. Rounding out council will be Mel Deck, Jocel...

Incumbent Dale Bumstead has been re-elected easily in Dawson Creek. Bumstead picked up 85% of the vote, while challenger Trenten Laarz achieved about 14%. Making up Dawson Creek Council will be former...

The province is providing financial help to northeastern BC residents forced from their homes by a slow-moving landslide. The BC government is making Disaster Financial Assistance is available to resi...

The Gitxsan Development Corporation says a proposed pellet plant in Hazelton is getting closer to reality. President and CEO Rick Connors says they’re hoping to announce a Final Investment Decis...

The District of Kitimat says it’s quickly claiming the dubious distinction of being one of BC’s top communities for bear destruction. The District says yet another bear was put down in the...

The time for celebration is over, according to Skeena MLA Ellis Ross, who says businesses need to start hustling now to see the benefit of the LNG boom. http://cfnrfm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/959...

Two Smithers business owners are stepping up in a big way to support the town’s goal of building a new library-gallery. Harvey and Corry Tremblay of Hy-Tech Drilling have pledged to match commun...