Category Archives: Northern BC

Kitimat Man Dead Following Fatal Collision Sunday Near McLeese Lake
A two vehicle collision Sunday night has left one Kitimat man dead. Williams Lake RCMP and RCMP Cariboo Chilcotin Region Traffic Services say they are continuing to investigate the collision that occu...
Nov 07, 2017

Robson Valley Regional RCMP Welcomes New Dog
Meet Skipper, Robson Valley Victim Services Program’s latest addition. Skipper’s role will be to give comfort and support to victims and clients attending court. So far, he’s attende...
Nov 07, 2017

BC Government Looks to Curb Distracted Drivers
The Provincial Government announced today that it will be designating distracted driving as a high-risk behaviour and increasing the penalty under the ICBC Driver Risk Premium program. Drivers with tw...
Nov 06, 2017

Air Quality in Vanderhoof UPDATED*
UPDATED at 9 am, November 6th. The Air Quality Advisory was lifted in Vanderhoof. Cold temperatures will remain over the course of the day. No new open burning will be allowed. Until atmospheric condi...
Nov 05, 2017

Attempted Jumper Saved from Quesnel Bridge
A man was saved after an attempt to jump off the Quesnel River Bridge late yesterday afternoon. Quesnel RCMP received numerous calls at around 4:30 p.m. When the officers arrived on the scene, they fo...
Nov 03, 2017

Daylight Savings: Time To Turn Your Clocks Back
It's that time of year again where we get to adjust our clocks and watches for daylight savings. Sunday November 5th at 2:00am turn your clocks back one hour. In Canada not all places will be adjustin...
Nov 03, 2017

Site C Review Nears Completion
On August 2, 2017, the British Columbia Utilities Commission was directed by the province to review the Site C project, an 8.8 billion project consisting of a third dam and generating station on the P...
Oct 30, 2017 CKPG News File Image

Quesnel Couple Home After Surviving Las Vegas Shooting
What began as a trip to a country music concert in Las Vegas turned into a nightmare for Kevin and Audrey Christieson. The Quesnel couple was in the crowd when shots were fired Sunday night. At first ...
Oct 04, 2017

Burns Lake RCMP Dismantle Large Scale Marijuana Grow Operation
An investigation conducted by RCMP in Prince Rupert lead to the discovery of a major grow op at a location West of Burns Lake. Officers in that area located a large scale grow operation that consisted...
Oct 04, 2017

Fatal Crash South Of Hixon
A 27 year old woman died at the scene of a single vehicle crash on Highway 97 just south of Hixon early this morning. She was a passenger in the car that left the road. Three other occupants were take...
Oct 04, 2017