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Overnight power outage planned for Smithers, Hazelton area

Energy & Utilities Logan Flint -
About 11,000 BC Hydro customers will be without power tomorrow (Wednesday) night due to planned work on the utility company's equipment.

B.C. Hydro breaks ground on multi-billion dollar North Coast Transmission Line

Energy & Utilities Emily Joveski -
Construction has begun on a major transmission line aimed at powering new mining, LNG and industrial projects in northern B.C.

‘Prepare to go home’: Summerland targets Thursday re-entry for about 450 properties

Wildfires John White -
About 450 properties in the District of Summerland could be cleared for re-entry Thursday afternoon as officials prepare to downgrade evacuation orders across much of the community.

Extreme heat pushes B.C. electricity demand to record high

Environment My Bulkley Lakes Now Staff -
Extreme heat drove electricity demand in British Columbia to a record summer high Tuesday evening as more households relied on air conditioning to stay cool.

BC to triple public EV charging network by 2035

Transit Kate Brown -
The B.C. government and BC Hydro said they will add 3,500 public electric-vehicle charging ports by 2035, more than tripling the utility's existing public charging network.

Osprey nests safely relocated by BC Hydro crews near Williams Lake

Fish & Wildlife My Bulkley Lakes Now Staff -
As ospreys return to BC for Spring, BC Hydro crews are busy helping them find safer places to nest.

Power outage planned for north end of Babine Lake

Energy & Utilities Logan Flint -
Granisle and Wit'at (Fort Babine) residents will be without power for most of the weekend according to BC Hydro.

BC Hydro relocating Site C camp for North Coast Transmission Line construction

Energy & Utilities Emily Joveski -
BC Hydro says it will reuse Site C worker camp facilities to support construction of its $6-billion North Coast Transmission Line in northern British Columbia.

Updated: Power restored for 7,000 Smithers area customers following heavy winds

Energy & Utilities Logan Flint -
About 7,000 BC Hydro customers were in the dark Saturday night in and around Smithers according to the utility company.

Winds killed power for over 3,400 Bulkley Valley, Lakes District customers

Community Logan Flint -
B.C. Hydro crews were busy in the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District as a wind storm swept through the region on Thursday.

Telkwa residents experience a brief power outage

Community Logan Flint -
About 1,300 BC Hydro customers along Highway 16 lost power Monday afternoon around Telkwa.

Ottawa investing $22.7 for EV charging stations in B.C.

Provincial Emily Joveski -
The federal government announced funding on Wednesday to install more than 480 electric vehicle charging stations in British Columbia. 

Update: Power restored to 10,000 Bulkley Valley customers

Community Logan Flint -
10,000 BC Hydro customers in the Bulkley Valley lost power Monday afternoon.

ICYMI: Bulkley Valley planned to go dark on Sunday due to power outage

Community Logan Flint -
BC Hydro will be turning power off for about 10,000 customers in the Bulkley Valley on Sunday.

Bulkley Valley planned to go dark due to power outage

Community Logan Flint -
BC Hydro will be turning power off for about 10,000 customers in the Bulkley Valley on August 10th.

Burns Lake area to lose power Friday night for maintnance

Community Logan Flint -
About 4,000 BC Hydro customers will be without power in and around Burns Lake starting Friday night.
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Houston, Burns Lake to host Nechako Lakes all-candidates forums

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Carrier Lumber under the microscope: Forest Practices Board to begin regional audit

Forestry
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Steelheads swept by Kangaroos in season opener

Smithers Steelheads 
The Smithers Steelheads took two games on the chin during the team's first road trip of the 2026/27 Central Interior Hockey League season.