Francophone students in Smithers are a step closer to having a school now that funding has been approved to purchase a site.  

People in northern B.C. will have greater protection from wildfires through a provincial investment in a series of community-led projects.

Drivers are advised of temporary one-way traffic on Seymour Lake Road until Sept. 4 as part of a trial to reduce congestion.

Drivers are advised that Babine Lake Road is temporarily closed due to a washout at the 30-kilometre mark.

The B.C. government has provided more than $490,000 in grants to five local governments and one First Nation in the Northwest Fire Centre to support wildfire-risk-reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.

People in 55 communities throughout the province, including 14 communities in the North, will benefit from more than $17 million in grants in lieu of municipal property taxes this year.

Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, has issued the following statement on his visit to Wet’suwet’en territory:

It is not just the start of a new school year for Walnut Park Elementary students and staff – it is also the opening of a school with spaces for 440 kindergarten to Grade 7 students.

From: Infrastructure Canada (https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2021/08/backgrounder-canada-and-british-columbia-invest-in-local-infrastructure-to-help-build-community-connections-in-northern-bc.html)

The B.C. government has provided more than $1.5 million in grants to 11 local governments and First Nations in the Northwest Fire Centre to support wildfire risk reduction initiatives and help keep communities safe.