Vanderhoof Omineca Express

Forestry, infrastructure, housing: key UBCM updates

Mayor Moutray said several key topics were discussed with follow-up meetings scheduled

Nominations closed: Moutray unopposed for mayor; 14 vie for 6 councillor seats

All candidates will have a window until Sept. 18 to withdraw their applications

Category 2 and 3 open fire restrictions lifted for Prince George Fire Centre

Fire restrictions on Category 2 and 3 open burning will be lifted in the Stuart Nechako Forest District at noon Sept.10, BC Wildfire Service sai…

Tahltan Nation rejects claims of secrecy over land-agreement talks with province

The Tahltan Central Government is pushing back against claims the province is secretly negotiating the transfer of a vast area of northwest B.C.…

Evacuated residents begin to return home as B.C. wildfires ease

Preliminary count is 150 structures lost in Summerland area

Regional District of the Bulkley-Nechako announces upcoming election

The 2026 general local elections will select seven rural directors on Oct. 17

Injured hunter airlifted from remote area near Kitamaat Village

An injured hunter was airlifted from a remote mountain area about 16 km from Kitamaat Village on Aug. 15. The remote, mountainous location requi…

Postal service resumes in Clinton as Pear Lake fire holds at 160,315 hectares

More planned ignitions scheduled to remove unburnt fuels, halt fire's spread

Vanderhoof judge sentences repeat offender to 2 years of probation

Nathan Mark Dejonghe has a long criminal record

Prince George RCMP searching for 42-year-old wanted man

Tommy Joseph Marion is wanted for assault with a weapon and uttering threats

100 Mile House timber supply impacted by wildfires

An update on the 100 Mile House TSA was delivered to the District of 100 Mile House on Aug. 11

Funding boost supports projects in Vanderhoof, Fraser Lake

Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society directors approved $127,412 in funding for five new projects