Category Archives: News
Winter tire regulations take effect October 1st
With winter just around the corner the Government of B.C. is reminding drivers it's time to put on winter tires. Effective October 1st drivers travelling on most provincial highways are required to ha...
Oct 1, 2019
Robotics a big game changer for power utilities
According to GlobalData power utilities are using more robotics to handle the inspection of risky, time-consuming and hard to reach assets. They are also being utilized to maintain and improve their o...
Sep 30, 2019
Orange shirt day
September 30th every year is orange shirt day, the day to raise awareness of the terrible effects of the residential school systems and the resulted intergenerational trauma. Orange shirt day was firs...
Sep 30, 2019
NDP release new climate plan
The NDP have pledged bold new action to defend our environment. They have introduced a climate plan that will fight the climate crisis. The NDP have plans to reject Justin Trudeau's plan to increase o...
Sep 27, 2019
Open burning ban lifted in Williams Lake
All open fires will now be allowed in the Cariboo Fire Centre. Effective as of noon today, category 3 fires will once again be allowed. The Cariboo Fire Centre is allowing category 3 fires again due t...
Sep 27, 2019
Chasm man charged with murder in 19-year-old missing person case
A 52-year-old Chasm man has been arrested and formally charged in the death of a Kamloops mother who disappeared 19 years ago. Trent Larson is charged with second-degree murder for the May, 2000 death...
Sep 27, 2019
Northern B.C. students nab forestry scholarships
The BC Council of Forest Industries (COFI) has announced this years recipients of COFI's Forestry Scholarships during the celebration of National Forest Week. COFI established its forestry scholarship...
Sep 27, 2019
Heiltsuk not endorsing use of IMAX film
Byron Horner is the Conservative candidate for the federal riding of Courtenay-Alberni. He was also an executive producer on the Great Bear Rainforest IMAX film, which was filmed in Indigenous territo...
Sep 26, 2019
Melius Energy provides safe alternative for transporting bitumen
Melius Energy says it has successfully transported bitumen from Edmonton to Prince Rupert. These shipments are done in custom 20-foot shipping containers that are sent by rail and container ship. This...
Sep 26, 2019
Conservation Officer Service investigating after grizzly bear shot near Terrace
The BC Conservation Officer Service is investigating the killing of a grizzly bear near Terrace. Conservation officers believe the bear was shot and left near Chimdemash Loop Road and the Skeena River...
Sep 26, 2019