Smithers

• B.C. emergency vehicles torched in Smithers, police say: ‘This is an arson’

  Smithers RCMP is investigating what they believe to be a targeted arson attack that left eight emergency vehicles, including RCMP cruisers and an ambulance, badly damaged.

  Crime

  Oct 26, 2022
  
• B.C. agrees to pay $300,000 to couple who say logging flooded their property

  The claimants said a section of forest that borders their property near Smithers was heavily logged, and that parts of the property are now saturated because of flooding.

  Environment

  Oct 8, 2022
  
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• B.C. municipal election 2022: Smithers results

  The Town of Smithers is located in the Bulkley Valley in B.C.’s north, about 75 kilometres south of Hazelton.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2022
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• Good Lemonade Day raises $17K for JoeAnna’s House in Kelowna, B.C.

  Located just steps from Kelowna General Hospital, the house provides accommodation for out-of-town families with loved ones receiving care.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2022
• Large part of southern B.C. under flood warnings, watches as storm bears down

  The warnings and watches follow rainfall warnings and special weather statements for the southeast corner of B.C. as a storm hits the Elk Valley and East Kootenay.

  Weather

  Jun 13, 2022
• Liard River upgraded to flood warning in Northern B.C. 

  The B.C. River Forecast Centre has issued a flood warning for the Liard River and its tributaries around Fort Nelson and Highway 97 toward Watson Lake.  

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
• Flooding concerns arise across B.C. as temperatures climb

  Steady warming this week is leading to increasing snowmelt rates and river runoff, according to the B.C. River Forecast Centre.

  Weather

  Jun 2, 2022
• Evacuation alert expanded for Smithers, B.C. due to ice jam in Bulkley River

  Affected residents are asked to prepare for a possible evacuation order by having essential items ready for a quick departure, such as medications and personal documents.

  Weather

  Dec 26, 2021
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• River ice jam prompts evacuation alerts for parts of Smithers, B.C.

  Impacted residents are being asked to prepare for a possible evacuation order by having essential items ready for a quick departure.

  Weather

  Dec 22, 2021
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• BC NDP election hopeful calling on party to apply gender mandate, block Nathan Cullen from consideration

  Annita McPhee, an Indigenous advocate who served three terms as president of the Tahltan Central Government, has filed NDP nomination paperwork in the northern B.C. riding of Stikine.

  Politics

  Sep 19, 2020