The province is providing $6.5 million over three years for caribou habitat restoration in British Columbia. The funding will be administered to qualifying organizations through […]
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The Prince George RCMP continue to receive many fraud reports every day. Although the type of frauds being reported varies, the most popular remains the […]
The Prince George RCMP are asking hunters to take extra precautions when it comes to securing their firearms. Recently, the detachment has received several reports […]
Construction starts this week to replace the existing culvert at Fur Thief Creek with a new two-lane, 26-metre-long bridge along Highway 97. The new bridge, […]
It’s been a year since the Enbridge natural gas pipeline explosion near Prince George and the Lheidli T’enneh are still looking for some answers about […]
McBride RCMP are investigating a possible abduction attempt Tuesday. At about 8:30 a.m. a student from the local secondary school was headed to school when […]
Drivers are reminded that every year beginning on Oct. 1, people travelling on most provincial highways are required to equip their vehicles with appropriate winter […]
Statement by RCMP Assistant Commissioner Kevin Hackett regarding Fort Nelson and Dease Lake homicides: Thank you all for attending today. My name is Kevin Hackett […]
A 26-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman are dead following a hit and run in Fort St. John Wednesday. Fort St John RCMP received a […]
BY ANNE SCOTT Northern Health This article is based on a presentation by Northern Health’s staff members: Lindsay Willoner, Regional Nursing Lead, Tobacco Reduction; Petrina Bryant, […]
A day after the province announced a $69 million package to help forest workers affected by the downturn in the industry, Tolko has announced it […]
The BC SPCA is asking the public for any information about who may have shot and killed three small adult dogs and left their bodies […]
The BC Wildfire Service plans to burn piles of woody debris on the southern shore of Quesnel Lake near Haggens Point, about one kilometre northeast […]
The Prince George RCMP are requesting the public’s help in locating a woman wanted for prohibited driving and other offences. Tasha Lynn Baumle, a 37-year-old […]
Effective at noon on Friday, Sept. 13, Category 2 open fires will once again be allowed throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre’s jurisdiction due to a […]
The disappearance of the Jack family over 30 years ago is a tragic and haunting memory in the community. For four persons, including two children, […]
Cree/Dakelh artist Clayton Gauthier will be at the University of Northern British Columbia’s Prince George campus carving cedar planks that represent various First Nations that […]
The City of Quesnel is taking steps to address high levels of manganese in its water system. Council has approved $298,000 from the Water Capital […]
Beginning today, schools in and around Prince George are welcoming children back to school for another year. Private schools are opening their doors today, while […]
Williams Lake RCMP have arrested a man they formally charged with attempted murder earlier this month. Michael Drynock, 23, who police were seeking assistance in […]
Community members gathered in Prince George today to celebrate the official opening of the Parents Legal Centre (PLC). The centre, which helps parents when a […]
A 15-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Burns Lake Thursday. Burns Lake RCMP say the girl was sitting on a bench in Radley Beach around […]
More than 1,000 people in Indigenous communities in B.C.’s North Coast and Nechako regions are getting access to driver training, opening the doors to job […]
George Hazard-Benoit has been found safe and sound after spending 30 plus hours in thick dense woods in the Lions Lake area in Mackenzie. George […]
In the heart of the Robson Valley, skirting the western edge of the Rocky Mountains, a diverse range of habitat has captured the attention of […]
UPDATE: Four-year-old George Hazard-Benoit, who was missing for close to 30 hours near Mackenzie, has been found. He is safe and has been reunited with […]
Strong winds in the Cassiar Fire Zone on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019, prompted increased fire activity and caused two of the more prominent wildfires within […]
A 53-year-old Chinese tourist is dead after he fell into the Robson River near Valemount Friday. Valemount RCMP say the man and two friends were […]
The Forest Practices Board will examine the forestry activities of Saik’uz First Nation on non-replaceable forest licence A91154 in the Stuart Nechako Natural Resource District […]
BY PETER EWART Special to the News Residents of Mackenzie are taking action to respond to the closure of the Canfor mill in Mackenzie, as […]
SMITHERS – The BC Wildfire Service is deploying additional resources to suppress the Mehan Lake Fire (R51309), burning about 75 kilometres north of Meziadin Junction […]
The BC Wildfire Service is responding to a wildfire burning near Highway 37, about 75 kilometres north of Meziadin Junction and four kilometres south of […]
Fort St. John RCMP are investigating the attempted abduction of a road flagger Sunday morning. The attempted abduction occurred at about 9 a.m. on Highway […]
One person is dead following a head-on crash near McLeese Lake Friday. The accident occurred just before 1 p.m. near the 10700-block of Highway 97. […]
Members of the public are being reminded to be careful when travelling on Crown land in the Cariboo where wildfires occurred in 2017 and 2018, […]
Lakes District Maintenance Inc. will continue being responsible for highway maintenance in Service Area 28 (Stikine), which includes the provincial roadways for Atlin, Cassiar and […]
The first fully licensed child care centre in Gitlaxt’aamiks (New Aiyansh) in the Nass Valley will be open this fall. “We know it can be […]
Effective at noon on Monday, July 29, Category 2 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and […]
Police have now identified the man found deceased at a Highway 37 pullout south of Dease Lake and laid second-degree murder charges against wanted in […]
Wireless network upgrades, designed to expand access to modern, high-speed internet, are coming to the North Cariboo. “The activation of reliable, high-speed internet is essential […]
Two men, originally reported as missing, are now suspects in the deaths of Lucas Fowler and Chynna Deese near Liard Hot Springs and an as-yet […]
RCMP have released a composite sketch of a man they want to question as they investigate the double homicide of 23-year-old Lucas Fowler and 24-year-old […]
Crews are starting work on a highway resurfacing project on Highway 37 between Stewart and Dease Lake. This is one of nine major highway projects […]
Police have re-issued a call for help in locating a Fraser Lake man who has been missing for two years. On Friday July 7, 2017 […]
Dease Lake RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance locating two men following the discovery July 19 of a burning vehicle south of Stikine River Bridge […]
On July 19 the Dease Lake RCMP responded to a vehicle fire south of the Stikine River Bridge on Highway 37. Upon arrival officers located […]
RCMP have now confirmed the identity of the victims of a double homicide south of Liard Hot Springs which occurred between Sunday July 14 and […]
Based on information from initial damage assessments, the Cariboo Regional District estimates about 47 properties were impacted by the flooding in the Big Creek area. […]
Canfor announced Thursday it will be indefinitely closing its sawmill in Mackenzie and permanently cutting one shift at its Isle Pierre sawmill. The Mackenzie closure […]
James Norman Shanoss will continue to serve an indefinite jail sentence as a dangerous offender after he lost his appeal for a new hearing. Shanoss, […]
Two people were found dead on the Alaska Highway about 20 kilometres south of Liard Hot Springs Monday. Police say the deaths are suspicious in […]
Effective July 16, the new allowable annual cut (AAC) for the Fort Nelson Timber Supply Area (TSA) is 2,582,350 cubic metres, announced Shane Berg, deputy […]
Fifteen Liberal MLAs descended on Prince George Monday to unveil a five-point plan they believe the provincial government should implement to deal with job losses […]
Victoria has has allocated several grants, under its community resiliency investment program, to local governments and First Nations communities to help support wildfire risk reduction […]
With flood waters receding in the Chilcotin, the Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is focusing on damage assessments and recovery. The EOC also […]
BC Transit, as directed by the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, is conducting a competitive process to extend northern inter-city bus services through to March […]