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Weather causes wildfire flare-up in 100 Mile area
The BC Wildfire Service says weather was behind increased fire activity within the 100 Mile Fire Zone Thursday. The Houseman wildfire north of Horse Lake Ridge, forced the Cariboo Regional District to...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
Shovel Lake wildfire evacuation alert area expanded again
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has once again expanded the evacuation alert area associated with the Shovel Lake Wildfire. The expanded evacuation alert is in effect for the area east of the...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
CRD issues evacuation order for an area northeast of 100 Mile House
The Cariboo Regional District has issued an evacuation order for the Houseman Road Area, about 12 kilometres northeast of 100 Mile House. The CRD says RCMP or other groups will be expediting this acti...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
Evacuation order for Verdun Mountain Wildfire expands
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has expanded the evacuation order for the Verdun Mountain Fire burning 16 km southwest of Grassy Plains. The expanded evacuation order area is from the Tatalas...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
Two new evacuation order expansions in the Bulkley-Nechako, including one south of Houston
High winds have led to growing wildfires and two expanded evacuation orders in the Bulkley-Nechako. This afternoon, the District issued expanded orders for both the Shovel Lake wildfire evacuation zon...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
Surprise Fort Babine Fishery opening.
An unexpected increase in sockeye salmon migration has the commercial fishery in Fort Babine hosting a surprise opening. Talok Fisheries operation manager Desiree Loyie says that, while low numbers pr...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
CRA phone scam circulating in Williams Lake area
RCMP are warning the public of a recent phone scam circulating in the Williams Lake area. The scam is orchestrated by someone masquarading as a Canadian Revenue Agency official and asking for personal...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
Province finds invasive fish species near Prince George
The province is urging the public not to release aquarium fish in to the wild following the discovery of an invasive species in a Prince George stream. A small fish, known as the rosy red minnow, whic...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
Luke Strimbold faces additional sex-related charges
Additional criminal charges have been announced against the former mayor of Burns Lake. Special Prosecutor Leonard Doust has approved further sex-related charges against Luke Strimbold involving three...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018
New ICBC rate proposal looks to modernize system
Proposed new changes to the ICBC’s rate structure announced today aim to modernize the insurance premium system. A new system will focus more on the driver, evaluating risk, crash history, and r...
CFNRNews Aug 9, 2018