Category Archives: News
B-C government spending 12 million-dollars for grants to give to Community events
The B-C government is spending 12.9-million-dollars to make grants available to festivals, fairs and community events affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Tourism Minister Melanie Mark says groups will ...
Aug 27, 2021
Crews working on repairing area of Highway 20 in Williams Lake
Crews have officially gotten to work on a project that is meant to repair a section of Highway 20 located in Williams Lake that was damaged by ground movement from the Hodgson slide. A spokesperson fr...
Aug 27, 2021
Campfire ban in Cariboo fire centre lifted
Starting this Friday at noon, campfires are no longer going to be banned throughout the Cariboo Fire centre. Despite the fire danger rating going down significantly as of late thanks to rainy days and...
Aug 26, 2021
Unifor 2301 and Rio Tinto release joint statement on state of Negotiations
It's back to the bargaining table for Rio Tinto and Unifor 2301. Representatives from both sides met in Vancouver this past Monday, and yesterday they released a joint statement. In the talks, both si...
Aug 26, 2021
Interior Health Authority reverses order that banned all sports competitions in area
The Interior Health Authority has apparently reversed an order from Monday that banned any and all team sports competition in the entire region. Kamloops City council got an email yesterday saying tha...
Aug 26, 2021
Sockeye Salmon opening on Chilcotin river extended
A limited Sockeye Salmon opening that was been placed on the Chilcotin river has received an extension, meaning it will now be open for a First Nations Fishery until September 8th. A Tsilhqot'in triba...
Aug 26, 2021
Emergency Management B-C says number of BC wildfires is below 250
The number of wildfires in B-C has fallen below 250. Emergency Management B-C says there are about 240 active wildfires with 22 of them being of note, which means they are highly visible or which pose...
Aug 26, 2021
COVID vaccines available at multiple college campuses in BC
Fraser Health says COVID-19 vaccines will be available at a number of post-secondary school campuses. Students and staff are invited to attend the on-campus clinics to receive their first or second do...
Aug 26, 2021
Afghan Native in BC desperate to get family out of Afghanistan after more attacks
An Afghan native now living in Surrey is calling today's attacks at the Kabul airport devastating and horrific. Jamshid Arefi says the attacks have made him even more desperate to get his mother and t...
Aug 26, 2021
Quesnel gets funding for program to solve Homelessness problem
Turns out the City of Terrace is not the only BC town that is looking to clean up and hopefully get rid of some city wide issues. The City of Quesnel is going to be receiving funding from the province...
Aug 26, 2021