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Power outage for Telkwa to Kitwanga planned for Sept. 15

BC Hydro has a planned power outage that will affect a large portion of the Bulkley Valley and surronding area on Sunday Sept. 15.

Sep 10, 2024 5:30 AM Read more >

Dead fin whale found in Prince Rupert Harbour

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has discovered an alarming cause of death

Sep 9, 2024 1:36 PM Read more >

Smithers woman awarded nearly $1 million in 7-Eleven lawsuit

Crystal Tommy suffered severe ankle injuries nearly 6 years ago when she tripped on a pothole in a parking lot

Sep 9, 2024 11:19 AM Read more >

Evacuation alert issued for Ootsa Lake area, Ootsa Nadina Road

Increased activity of the Mount Wells wildfire prompts evacuation alert

Sep 7, 2024 11:03 AM Read more >

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

Burns Lake at US

Sep 6, 2024 4:38 PM Read more >

Smoke, shoot and ash

Sep 6, 2024 1:50 PM Read more >

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.

Sep 6, 2024 8:32 AM Read more >

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'

Sep 5, 2024 5:01 PM Read more >

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.

Sep 5, 2024 1:42 PM Read more >

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

Sep 4, 2024 5:22 PM Read more >