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Evacuation alert issued for Ootsa Lake area, Ootsa Nadina Road

Evacuation alert issued for Ootsa Lake area, Ootsa Nadina Road

Increased activity of the Mount Wells wildfire prompts evacuation alert
AQI shoots up in Omineca region; Burns Lake at 'hazardous' levels

AQI shoots up in Omineca region; Burns Lake at 'hazardous' levels

Burns Lake at US
Smoke, shoot and ash

Smoke, shoot and ash

Evacuation alert reissued for Sabina Lake wildfire; smoke shrouds Omineca region

Evacuation alert reissued for Sabina Lake wildfire; smoke shrouds Omineca region

RDBN reissued an evacuation alert for the Sabina Lake wildfire, near Burns Lake on Sept. 5.
Chief blasts Canfor, politicians for ignoring northern B.C. forestry crisis

Chief blasts Canfor, politicians for ignoring northern B.C. forestry crisis

Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation Chief Colleen Erickson has said all stakeholders 'knew this was coming'
Pilot Light

Pilot Light

Flare stacks burn at the LNG Canada site in Kitimat as part of pilot flaring activities. The major milestone comes as LNG Canada begins receiving gas from the Coastal GasLink pipeline, with low-level flaring currently underway.
Canfor announces mill closures in Vanderhoof and Fort St. John

Canfor announces mill closures in Vanderhoof and Fort St. John

Canfor announced it is shutting down the northern B.C. sawmills due to weak lumber markets, regulatory practices and financial loses among other reasons
Salmon, wildlife affected by hot, dry summer in Terrace

Salmon, wildlife affected by hot, dry summer in Terrace

Disrupted salmon spawning cycles affect the entire ecosystem, fisheries biologist says
Earthquake off Haida Gwaii felt lightly in Skidegate, Port Clements

Earthquake off Haida Gwaii felt lightly in Skidegate, Port Clements

The 4.2 magnitude quake did not produce a tsunami warning, no damage reported
Evacuation alert for Sabina Lake wildfire rescinded

Evacuation alert for Sabina Lake wildfire rescinded