Families at the YMCA Highland Development Centre are now paying no more than $200 a month per child as part of the B.C. government’s universal child care prototype project.

Effective at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, campfires were again allowed in the Fort Nelson Forest District and Peace Forest District.

An area restriction order is in place for Crown land in the vicinity of the north-of-Tezzeron Lake wildfire, located about 106 kilometres northwest of Vanderhoof.

Safety and access improvements are being made to Central Street West and Highway 97, to provide better traffic flow for the local community.

Smoke originating from the Comstock Lake wildfire, about 100 kilometres west of Hixon, has drifted north and is now visible throughout the Prince George area.

The BC Wildfire Service is currently responding to 72 new wildfires in the Prince George and Northwest fire centres, all of which started on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.

Effective immediately an Area Restriction Order is in effect for Crown land in the vicinity of the Tommy Lakes wildfire, located approximately 29 kilometres northeast of mile 109-Highway 97 (Alaska Highway).