Category Archives: News
Statistics Canada reveals the high number of Fort St John residents that are people of color
According to some recent data released by Statistics Canada, some northern Cities in BC have seen upticks in their visible minority population over the past five years. The most notable of which has p...
Oct 31, 2022
BC implementing new payment model for provincial doctors
It was announced earlier today that BC's Health Care is expected to get a boost in the form of a new payment model for doctors. This new model is expected to provide more enticing offers in order to a...
Oct 31, 2022
Coast Mountain School District 82 superintendent report released
The Coast Mountain School District 82 superintendent's report to the board was released publicly earlier today. Aaron Callaghan's report mainly featured an overview of what happened in the District in...
Oct 31, 2022 Courtesy: Coast Mountains School District 82
Toxic drug alert put out for Fort St John
A toxic drug alert has been put out for the city of Fort St John. The reason for the alert has been due to a recent increase in overdoses in the community. A lot of the overdoses have been connected t...
Oct 31, 2022
BC making changes to permanently ban second gen rodenticides
Permanent regulatory changes that will see the widespread sale and use of second-generation rodenticides banned are being made by the Province of BC. Those types of rodenticides have been known to be ...
Oct 28, 2022
Indigenous leaders gather in Vancouver to express their disappointment in BC government's decision not to pursue Olympic bid
Indigenous, municipal and Canadian Olympic Committee members gathered in Vancouver earlier today to say that were greatly disappointed with the BC government's decision to not support an Indigenous-le...
Oct 28, 2022
District of Kitimat under water quality advisory
As of recently, the District of Kitimat has put their water system under a Water Quality Advisory. Until the advisory is lifted, which won't be until further notice, Northern Health is recommending th...
Oct 28, 2022
BC Flu Shot campaign reportedly off to record start
According to Provincial reports, the Province of BC's attempts to make it easier for residents to get access to flu and COVID shots are paying serious dividends. Over 630,000 BC residents have gotten ...
Oct 28, 2022
Caledonia Nordic Ski Club hosting three major events in next two years
Three notable events were announced earlier today in a press release sent out by the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club. The events in question are going to be high profile national and world competitions that...
Oct 28, 2022
Federal Government giving out funding to try and make Canada a semiconductor global leader
An announcement was made earlier today by the Federal Government regarding an attempt to make Canada a global leader in the semiconductor industry. Around $1.1 million in funding will be headed the wa...
Oct 28, 2022 Image courtesy of Federal Government