Category Archives: News
BC Sets Multiple Somber Overdose Records as Province Heads into Seventh Year of Public Health Emergency
BC broke multiple overdose-related records last month as we head into the seventh year of a public health emergency. According to BC Emergency Health Services, paramedics saw the highest 30-day averag...
Apr 17, 2023
District of Kitimat Begins Annual Water Main Flushing; Residents May Notice Discolouration
Kitimat residents shouldn't be alarmed if they notice some slight discolouration in their water over the next couple of months. Crews will begin conducting the District's annual water main flushing to...
Apr 17, 2023
Dawson Creek RCMP Discover Body Underneath Kiskatinaw River Bridge, Seek Photos and Video From Visitors
RCMP are investigating after discovering a body dumped beneath a bridge near Dawson Creek this weekend. A passer-by reported the body to police after discovering it underneath the Kiskatinaw River Bri...
Apr 17, 2023
Williams Lake City Staff Set to Remove Third Homeless Encampment in Under a Month
For the third time this month, the City of Williams Lake has opted to remove a homeless encampment in the community. Work to remove the Herb Gardner Park camp, across from City Hall, is set to begin t...
Apr 17, 2023
Province Returns 109,000 Acres to Treaty 8 First Nations While Ottawa Provides $800 Million in Compensation
More than 109,000 acres of land is being returned to five Treaty 8 First Nations, as part of a new agreement. Reached with both the Provincial and Federal Governments, the new settlement resolves disp...
Apr 17, 2023
City of Terrace gives update on Lanfear Corridor Improvement Plans
The City of Terrace gave an update on the progress of multiple projects in the Lanfear Corridor Improvement Plan. With components being included in the Transportation Master Plan from 2017, the improv...
Apr 17, 2023 Conceptual Design Plan, Note: Upper Blocks Would be Replaced by Soil Anchors and Rebar Mesh.
Prime Minister announces $8.2 billion in funding for First Nations Health Authority
A renewed 10 year Canada Funding Agreement was announced today to support equal access to quality care for Indigenous People. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was joined by leaders of the First Nations H...
Apr 14, 2023
Engagement starts on North Cariboo pool referendum
The City of Quesnel and Cariboo Regional District have officially launched a website to promote engagement on a pool referendum. Information on the North Cariboo Pool Referendum will be provided on th...
Apr 14, 2023
Northern BC MLA's Banned from Entering Russia Along with Over 300 Other Canadians in Most Recent Personal Sanctions
It seems that most of Northern BC's MLAs have somehow managed to draw the ire of the Russian Government. In response to economic sanctions introduced by Canada, Russia introduced their own personal sa...
Apr 14, 2023
Province Creates New Indigenous Justice Secretariat to Address Overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in Justice System
BC is establishing a new administrative office to address the overrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system and children and youth in care. Overseen by the Ministry of the At...
Apr 14, 2023