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On Monday, March 12 an emergency took place at 7/11 early in the afternoon. (Shiela Pepping photo)

But prospect hinges on financing by local governments

Scanner approved for Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers

By the time he had reached Houston, Holly Harrison was walking on crutches. But the intrepid hiker — who set out more than a year ago from the southern tip of South America — was still covering more than 32 km every day.

A Houston RCMP officer just recently finished a specific training program to spot and deal with people driving under the influence of drugs has already launched his first investigation.

The Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance (RBA) publicly released its submission to the provincial government’s Rural Development Strategy public engagement process. The RBA points out that to be effective, the Rural Development Strategy must provide real solutions to the challenges faced by rural communities and those solutions must be flexible enough to respond to unique challenges in different rural regions.

The U.S. consul general, Katherine Dhanani will be visiting the Northwest March 23 to take part in region’s first-ever pop-up consulate for American citizens.

The Village of Granisle is a successful recipient of two grants from the Federal Gas Tax Fund to upgrade its water treatment plant and develop an infrastructure and facility condition assessment.

Pinnalce Renewable Holdings and West Fraser Timber approve construction of plant in Smithers.

Trip part of the region’s first-ever pop-up consul for American residents