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Construction will not impact the camp: Coastal GasLink

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The company proposing the pipeline near Houston responded to the police enforcement at the Gidimt’en checkpoint on Monday. Coastal GasLink (CGL) President Rick Gateman has written an open letter to...

WATCH: Gidimt’en gate dismantled, arrests made as police enforce court injunction

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WATCH: RCMP arrested 14 people at the Gidimt'en checkpoint near Houston, filing an injunction for the Coastal GasLink pipeline. As the gate was dismantled, fires were set by campers & large...

Stikine MLA, BV Museum making presentations to Smithers council

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A local politician will be in attendance at tonight’s council meeting in Smithers. Stikine MLA and Forests Minister Doug Donaldson is slated to make a presentation in hopes of hearing...

WATCH: RCMP meet with Unist’ot’en supporters at gate near Houston

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WATCH: RCMP arrived at the Gidimt'en checkpoint today with an injunction for a proposed pipeline near Houston. Dozens of Indigenous members & supporters created a gate on Morice West Forest Service...

UPDATE: RCMP believed to be taking down Gidimt’en gate

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UPDATE - 3PM: According to My Bulkley Lakes Now reporter Sawyer Bogdan, RCMP are breaching the gate at the Unist'ot'en camp. Social media circulation is also reporting the events taking place...

This is for everybody: Wet’suwet’en checkpoint campers

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Those standing against pipeline construction near Houston, BC are getting ready for a police encounter at any moment. Indigenous groups are growing by the dozens in support of the Unist’ot’en...

VIDEO IN REVIEW: Shovel Lake wildfire grows by thousands in matter of hours

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WATCH: During the 2018 wildfire season, the Shovel Lake blaze was the largest in all of Northern BC. August 16th is when that fire, located 25 kilometres Northwest of Fraser Lake,...

87 homes, units to be built in Northwest this year: Stikine MLA

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Doug Donaldson is grateful for his riding’s contributions from the beginning to the end of 2018. The Stikine MLA says on top of battling blazes at Shovel Lake near Burns...

Critical BC government by-election date set

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A provincial by-election has been called for January 30th in the Nanaimo electoral district. The seat became vacant when MLA...

YEAR IN REVIEW: Burns lake volunteer crews help fight off three major wildfires

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For the Village of Burns Lake, the year was a big one, after they fought off several wildfires. Mayor Delores...

Canfor cutting more BC mill operations in the new year

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Northern BC sawmill workers will continue to be off the job once 2019 rolls around. Canfor has announced it's extending...

WATCH: FortisBC rate hike in 2019 due to PG pipeline explosion

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WATCH: Fortis BC customers across Northern BC will be digging deeper into their wallets to pay for natural gas in...

BC government doubles crisis supplement funds for food

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Northern BC residents living on social assistance are likely to have fuller bellies over the holiday season. As of December...

Canfor shutting down BC operations Christmas week

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Canfor sawmill workers are getting the week of Christmas off. This follows a curtailment last month, in which the operations...

WATCH: Controversial comments spark backlash against Northern Health

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WATCH: Comments on a recent My Bulkley Lakes Now news story are sparking controversy over how Northern Health treats Indigenous...

Wait times cut in half a plus for Northern BC landlords, renters

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Renting disputes in the North are common according to Landlord BC. They add resolving those issues can take forever, but...
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