TERRACE – Premier David Eby was in Terrace Friday to hand out some cash. The province is providing 21 local governments, represented through the Northwest […]
The District of Mackenzie has signed a partnering agreement with internet service provider CityWest to bring high speed fibre-optic connectivity to Mackenzie. CityWest is a […]
VICTORIA – The province is is setting new 10-year targets to reduce overall poverty and child poverty, and introducing a new target to reduce seniors’ […]
Families and young people will have greater access to mental health, primary care, and addiction services with the expansion of foundry centres to Vanderhoof, as […]
Drivers and alarm clocks in B.C.’s North may both need adjusting when Daylight Savings Time kicks in on Sunday, March 10. “Springing ahead” can disrupt […]
VICTORIA – People in British Columbia are invited to share feedback on a proposal to add a new Special Forest Management Area (SFMA) supporting regenerative […]
With measles outbreaks being reported internationally and spring break on the horizon, the provincial health officer, BC Centre for Disease Control and public health officials […]
Nordic athletes can now compete in Green and Gold. The University of Northern British Columbia and theCaledonia Nordic Ski Club are partnering to launch a […]
VICTORIA – The ongoing drug toxicity public-health emergency continues to devastate communities throughout British Columbia, with at least 198 deaths suspected to have been caused […]
EDI Environmental Dynamics Inc. (EDI) has been preparing for a seamless transition in leadership over the past decade. Bob Redden, EDI’s current President and Chief […]
VICTORIA – Voters have a new way to learn about their new electoral district for British Columbia’s next provincial election, scheduled for October 19, 2024. […]
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby has appointed Lisa Beare as Minister of Post-Secondary and Future Skills, and George Chow as Minister of Citizens’ Services. “Lisa […]
The Office of the Seniors Advocate has released a report summarizing the disproportionate challenges to healthy aging experienced by seniors living in B.C.’s rural communities. […]
NORTH VANCOUVER – The province has launched BC Builds, which it hopes will lower construction costs, speed up timelines, and deliver more homes that middle-income […]
VICTORIA – Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has appointed three new members to the Minister’s Advisory Council on Indigenous Women (MACIW). Audrey […]
A new report from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society British Columbia (CPAWS-BC) suggests that areas the B.C. government counts as ‘protected’ and uses to […]
People who have had their intimate images or videos shared without consent have new supports to get them off the internet, stop their distribution, and […]
VICTORIA – Preliminary reporting released by the BC Coroners Service confirms that toxic, unregulated drugs claimed the lives of at least 2,511 people in British […]
BC United leader Kevin Falcon was in Prince George last week and unveiled a major plank in the party’s election platform. The Resource Prosperity Plan […]
This week, the Prince George RCMP is featuring 45-year old Gary Lee Felix for Wanted Wednesday. Gary Lee Felix is wanted on two unendorsed warrants […]
Imperial Metals Corporation reports that 2023 metal production from its Mount Polley near Williams Lake was 30.145 million pounds of copper and 41,834 ounces of […]
British Columbia continues to experience higher levels of invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections than usual, especially among children. Following a December 2023 bulletin about […]
Premier David Eby will be in Prince George Tuesday to make a couple of announcements. Tuesday morning Eby, Lheidli T’enneh Chief Dolleen Logan and others […]
Public health officials in British Columbia continue to encourage everyone to book an appointment to receive their free influenza and updated COVID-19 vaccines now to […]
The Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’a Institute (WWN) and the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) are helping to ensure the long-term vitality of the Nisga’a language […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Leonard Marchand, a judge of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia, as the new Chief Justice of British […]
A passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport on November 23. People on the same flights or who were at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) […]
VANDERHOOF – People in Vanderhoof will benefit from improved primary and community health care with the approval of a new integrated primary-care and community health […]
People are rolling up their sleeves to protect themselves, their loved ones and the communities they live in against influenza and COVID-19 as the Province […]
People living in 60 rural and remote communities throughout B.C. will benefit from improved ambulance paramedic staffing models that will improve 911 responsiveness, provide consistent […]
VICTORIA – An old-growth forest on Haida Gwaii, a popular swimming hole in southwestern British Columbia and a lush hillside along a world-renowned canoe circuit […]
Wednesday, The Nature Trust of British Columbia, one of the province’s leading non-profit land conservation organizations, announced that it is raising funds to protect two […]
Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) and the producers of “Highway of Tears” (Netflix) & “For Love” (Netflix) are seeking expressions of interest from Indigenous directors […]
BY HOLLY HUGHES Northern Health There’s a new way for patients who don’t have a primary care provider (family doctor or nurse practitioner) to access […]
The Northwest Working Group is moving forward to develop critically needed, culturally safe addiction supports in Terrace and the surrounding northwestern region. Terrace has one […]
The province is taking aim at short-term rentals with new legislation it hopes will create more long-term housing in the province. “Anyone who’s looking for […]
More people in northern B.C. will be able to train for jobs as certified community support workers and community mental-health workers. This is through a […]
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and the McLeod Lake Indian Band have rescinded the September 15 evacuation alert and decreased the size of the […]
The way we deliver and receive health care is changing rapidly. Advancements in genetic and genomic technologies have opened the door to health care that […]
Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) Pacific Daylight Time on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, the Category 1 (campfire) prohibition will be rescinded for the entirety of […]
VANCOUVER – Patients around B.C., especially those living in rural and remote areas, will benefit as the province provides $20 million to expand medical travel […]
Kiel Giddens was introduced Saturday as BC United’s candidate for Prince George – Mackenzie in anticipation of the next provincial election scheduled for October 2024. […]
Starting Friday, 11 law enforcement and emergency services personnel will cycle over 850 kms across Northern BC until September 21st with Cops for Cancer Tour […]
The Great Beaver Lake wildfire has grown and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and the McLeod Lake Indian Band are advising that evacuation orders […]
The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and Regional District of Fraser-Fort George have issued an evacuation alert for a wildfire in the vicinity of Noonlang Lake […]
Pursuant to the BC Emergency Program Act, an evacuation order has been issued by Cariboo Regional District at the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for 28 […]
VICTORIA – Based on advice from emergency management and wildfire officials, British Columbia’s provincial state of emergency will expire at the end of the day […]