Category Archives: News
Interior Health Releases New Guidelines Advising Residents on When to Get Tested for Covid
As Covid cases balloon across the province, Interior Health has released new guidelines informing residents on when to get tested. A Covid-19 test is not recommended for those who: are not showing sym...
Dec 28, 2021
Cold Weather Continues in Northern BC as Many Weather Warnings are Re-Issued
British Columbians braving the outdoors can expect more of the frigid cold temperatures experienced over the last week today. Arctic outflow and extreme cold warnings are in place on both the North Co...
Dec 28, 2021
District of Kitimat Closes City Centre Mall Office Due to Water Leak
A water leak has forced the District of Kitimat to temporarily close one of their offices. Today, the District announced the closure of their municipal offices at the City Centre Mall, prompted by a w...
Dec 28, 2021
December 28th Covid-19 Update, Christmas Weekend Numbers Released
British Columbia has released an update on the total amount of Covid-19 cases added over the holiday weekend. Over Christmas Eve, the province added 2,552 new cases, on Christmas we saw 2,023 cases ad...
Dec 28, 2021
Coastal GasLink Drops Charges Against Journalists Arrested During November Injunction Enforcement
Coastal GasLink has dropped all charges against a pair of journalists arrested near Houston last month. Journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano were arrested in November while reporting on an R...
Dec 27, 2021
Weather Warnings Still in Place With Cold Weather Continuing in North
It's a new week, but we've got the same old weather warnings in Northern BC. An arctic outflow warning that has been covering the north coast since late last week will continue. That means coastal sec...
Dec 27, 2021
December 27th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 2,441 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. That brings the province's active case total to 10,415, with 193 in hospital and 71 in ICU. Of the new cases, 66 are from...
Dec 27, 2021
Cold Weather Closes Shames Mountain and Goodfoot Mountain
Due to the extreme cold temperatures being faced today, My Mountain Co-Op is being forced to close both Shames Mountain and Goodfoot Mountain. An arctic outflow warning is in effect in the area, with ...
Dec 26, 2021
UPDATE: Evacuation Alert on Bulkley River Maintained, Updated Maps
A flood evacuation alert has been issued for multiple areas in Smithers, due to an ice jam on the Bulkley River. An evacuation alert is a step below an order, and is intended to notify residents so th...
Dec 24, 2021
Dr Bonnie Henry Says Anyone Experiencing Covid Symptoms Should Assume They're Positive and Self-Isolate
Anyone experiencing Covid symptoms in BC is being asked to assume they have the virus. According to Dr Bonnie Henry, the Omicron variant spreads too rapidly for contact tracing measures to keep up. Co...
Dec 24, 2021