Category Archives: News
Terrace closes some trails after severe windstorms
The City of Terrace is asking residents to use caution on area trails after severe windstorms Monday. Officials have closed sections of the Ferry Island trail network due to hazardous trees and hung-u...
Jul 23, 2019 Trees down along Haugland Avenue near Mills Memorial Hospital
Homicide suspects may be in Manitoba: RCMP
RCMP say two suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. may be in northern Manitoba. Mounties say they have reason to believe19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky were ...
Jul 23, 2019
Province funding Cariboo wireless network upgrades
The B.C. government is funding the expansion of high-speed internet in the Cariboo. The Connecting British Columbia program is providing $298,406 to ABC Communications to help upgrade wireless upgrade...
Jul 23, 2019
No Giant Hogweed in Prince Rupert
There have been reports about a potentially dangerous plant cropping up in Prince Rupert, but it's a case of mistaken identity according to an expert. The issue of Giant Hogweed was brought up at Prin...
Jul 23, 2019
Hydro reconnecting customers after Northwest storm
BC Hydro crews are still working to reconnect customers after a series of storms knocked out power across northwest B.C. Monday. Hydro spokesperson Bob Gammer says high wind brought down trees and pow...
Jul 23, 2019 Trees down along Haugland Avenue near Mills Memorial Hospital
Teens though missing now considered suspects in three northern B.C. murders
RCMP say two British Columbia teenagers who were first thought to be missing are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. RCMP Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says 19-year-old Kam M...
Jul 23, 2019
Terrace to support letter calling on federal aid for forest sector
The City of Terrace will add its support to a letter calling on Ottawa to help B.C.'s battered forest industry. Council agreed to add Mayor Carol Leclerc's signature to the letter after a request from...
Jul 23, 2019
Conifex announces downtime at Mackenzie sawmill
The bad news just keeps coming in B.C.'s beleaguered forestry sector. Conifex Timber has announced that it is temporarily curtailing operations at its Mackenzie sawmill. The company blames continued h...
Jul 23, 2019
Downed hydro lines close Highway 37A
The road between Stewart, B.C. and the Alaska border is closed. The B.C. transportation ministry says hydro lines have come down across Highway 37A between Hyder and Vancouver St. BC Hydro crews have ...
Jul 22, 2019
Hydro outages across northern B.C. after thunderstorms
BC Hydro is trying to get power restored to over 5000 customers across northwest B.C. Adverse weather is blamed for blackouts affecting about 1800 customers in the Terrace area that began at about 4:3...
Jul 22, 2019 BC Hydro crews on scene along Lakelse Avenue in Terrace.
Photo Lorna Brown