Category Archives: News
MP Taylor Bachrach Says He's Glad His NDP Have Forced the Liberals to Finally Act on Dental Care
Skeena Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach says he's glad his NDP have forced the Liberals to act on dental care. His remarks come after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a trio of new cost-of-liv...
Sep 16, 2022
Williams Lake RCMP looking for public help to find missing Indigenous man
Williams Lake RCMP are seeking the help of the public in order to find a man that hasn't been seen for over a month. Back on this past Tuesday, Police got a report that a man named Michael Vareschi wa...
Sep 16, 2022 Photo Courtesy of Williams Lake RCMP
Cariboo Regional District puts out Boil Water Advisory for Forest Grove Water System
In a recently released public notice, the Cariboo Regional District is letting their residents know that a Boil Water Advisory has been put in place for those using the Forest Grove Water System. The ...
Sep 16, 2022
UPDATE: RCMP determine concerning social media message towards Skeena Middle School is low level threat
Skeena Middle School called on RCMP this morning after a concerning message, directed toward the school, was posted on social media yesterday. According to RCMP, the post was shared as an image with a...
Sep 16, 2022
Covid Cases Increase in the North, Decrease Provincially for Second Week in a Row
For the second week in a row Covid cases in BC saw a drop, despite an increase in cases in the north, according to CDC's weekly report. Between September 4th and the 10th, BC reported a total of 574 c...
Sep 15, 2022
Skeena Resources Releases Technical Report and Feasibility Study on Eskay Creek Mine
Skeena Resources has released a detailed technical report and feasibility study regarding their Eskay Creek revitalization project. That project is a proposed open-pit gold and silver mine, located in...
Sep 15, 2022
Six Northern Communities Among Those Benefiting From Fresh Provincial Heat Preparation Funding
Six projects in the North are among 36 across BC benefiting from $1.9 million in extreme heat preparation funding. Each of the projects seek to stem the impacts of climate change on local and First Na...
Sep 15, 2022
BC Hydro Planning Power Outage for Burns Lake and Surrounding Area, Impacting 3,600 Residents
BC Hydro is planning a power outage for Burns Lake and the surrounding area between midnight tonight and 4:00 tomorrow morning. They say the outage is necessary to perform work on their equipment in t...
Sep 15, 2022
Federal Indigenous Leaders Among Those Travelling to London For Queen's Funeral on Monday
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald will be among a slew of Canadian leaders travelling to London for the Queen's funeral on Monday. Archibald will be joined by Mtis National C...
Sep 15, 2022 Photo from the Royal Family's Twitter Account
Fort St John RCMP Investigating Arson Near North Peace Secondary School
Fort St John RCMP have launched an arson investigation into a suspicious vehicle fire from last weekend. At around 11:00 Sunday morning, police were called on to assist fire crews with a vehicle fire ...
Sep 15, 2022