PRINCE GEORGE - 400. That's the approximate number of how many jobs will be impacted by Canfor's announcement that they would be indefinitely curtailing one production line at Northwood Pulp Mill as well as the permanent closure of the Polar Sawmill and the suspension of planned reinvestment in Houston, B.C. The Presid...

DAWSON CREEK - RCMP in Dawson Creek made quite the discovery on Monday (May 6).Cst. Emma Baron says the sighting of a man wanted by police led them to an industrial area in town where a search yielded several firearms, drugs and a large amount of fraudulently obtained identification documents.The search took place at a...

VICTORIA - "Disappointed." The reaction of BC Forests Minister Bruce Ralston to mass job losses at Canfor's Polar Sawmill in Bear Lake and at Northwood Pulp in Prince George. The cuts means the loss of 180 jobs at the Polar Sawmill and 220 at Northwood Pulp."We are disappointed by the business decision m...

NORTHERN B.C.-Students at Fort St. James Secondary School took part in the Relay for Life on Thursday. Their original goal was to raise $5,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. Well they successfully did it three times over raising, to date, $17,119.30 with the funding going towards cancer research and support services ...

PRINCE GEORGE - The BC Coroners Service says toxic drugs claimed the lives of at least 192 people in March, and at least 572 lives in the first three months of 2024, according to their data. Compared to March 2023, the number of people who lost their lives to unregulated toxic drugs, decreased 11%. However, the rate of...

PRINCE GEORGE - Aurora Wolves Rugby Union held an ID Camp on Sunday. The Wolves are the newest affiliate club in BC Rugby established in January of 2024 an opportunity for kids to have the sport closer to home. Rather than traveling to cities like Kamloops, they have Prince George, a hub of Northern BC.The club's goal ...

PRINCE GEORGE- Around 100 people gathered at the Red Dress monument on Highway 16 and Ferry Avenue. Celebrating May 5th. The National Day for Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit PeopleThe Red Dress Society first started gathering in 2016. Since then the ceremony has grown every ye...

FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - Smoke may continue to be visible near the District of Fort St. James. The BC Wildfire Service says it carried out three prescribed burns near Fort St. James Thursday (May 2), treating nearly 8.5 hectares of land. In a post to social media, the wildfire service says the burns were done in partners...

NANAIMO - A northern B.C. man wanted on multiple domestic violence-related charges is believed to be on the mid-Island.Jayson Lee Delorme, 41, is thought to be travelling in the Nanaimo, Port Alberni or Duncan area of Vancouver Island and faces a long list of charges stemming from incidents in Prince George and Fort St...

PRINCE GEORGE - With spring upon us and motorcycles back on our roads, ICBC is urging riders and drivers to take the proper steps to make sure we all stay safe.Motorcyclists are at a much higher risk of being injured in a crash than drivers due to their lack of protection. ICBC says the average age of a motorcyclist in...

NORTHERN BC - United Way British Columbia is working with communities in BC's North, Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island, wants to make it easier for people who menstruate to get through their periods with dignity. United Way BC's 2024 Period Promise campaign, presented by Pacific Blue ...

PINE PASS -Old Man Winter may rear its head again Monday.Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement with potential for heavy snow in the Peace River District and Highway 97, east of the Pine Pass."Snowfall accumulation across the regions will be highly variable with higher accumulations more likely ...