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House Pseudoscorpion (Chelifer cancroides) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (Wiki Commons/Ryan Hodnett)

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False scorpions

House Pseudoscorpion (Chelifer cancroides) in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. (Wiki Commons/Ryan Hodnett)
Canine Stars make another appearance. (Marisca Bakker photo)

PHOTO GALLERY: 104th Bulkley Valley Exhibition thrills big crowds

Canine Stars make another appearance. (Marisca Bakker photo) Raeleen Lundberg of Quick…

Canine Stars make another appearance. (Marisca Bakker photo)
Telkwa Fire Chief Derek Dickson discuss fire prevention measures with new resident Donna Goodenough. (Deb Meissner photo)

Smithers hires Telkwa’s fire chief

Derek Dickson takes over after Kelly Zacharias retired

Telkwa Fire Chief Derek Dickson discuss fire prevention measures with new resident Donna Goodenough. (Deb Meissner photo)
Smithers RCMP on scene at Veteran’s Peace Park earlier this summer where a long-term homeless encampment has been set up. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)

Smithers to create crime reduction committee

Town wants advice on how to create a safer community

Smithers RCMP on scene at Veteran’s Peace Park earlier this summer where a long-term homeless encampment has been set up. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)
Smithers Town Hall. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)

Smithers to end Permissive Tax Exemption Program

It is slated to end for the 2025 taxation year

Smithers Town Hall. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)
John Brown Creek wildfire. (Emily Myerscough photo)

Evacuation alert issued for Witset wildfire

The fire, now 350 hectares in size, is classified as out of control

John Brown Creek wildfire. (Emily Myerscough photo)
The Invasive Species Council of BC sent ambassadors to Smithers to teach people about the importance of spreading invasive species. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)

B.C. Invasive Species Council visits Bulkley Valley in education push

Visit aims to educate on risks and prevention of invasive species in the region

The Invasive Species Council of BC sent ambassadors to Smithers to teach people about the importance of spreading invasive species. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

National Peach Pie Day

Marisca to try making a pie

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
Tatlow Road closed. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)

UPDATE: Motor vehicle incident on Tatlow Road claims the life of one

Portion of road closed for several hours on Aug 21

Tatlow Road closed. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)
Kenton David Fast is wanted for drug trafficking, firearms possession charges, failing to comply with probation order and breach of probation. (New Hazelton RCMP)

New Hazelton RCMP looking for wanted man

Kenton David Fast may be in Smithers and is wanted for drug trafficking, firearms possession charges

Kenton David Fast is wanted for drug trafficking, firearms possession charges, failing to comply with probation order and breach of probation. (New Hazelton RCMP)
Telkwa sign. (File photo)

Telkwa forging ahead with renovations to the old fire hall

Village to apply for more grant money to help pay for the upgrades

Telkwa sign. (File photo)
The Village of Telkwa’s main sign. (Black Press Media file photo)

B.C. government gives infrastructure money to Telkwa

The $650,000 grant will pay to replace an aging section of the village’s water system

The Village of Telkwa’s main sign. (Black Press Media file photo)
Bulkley Valley District Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)

‘Bizarre to me that they would be saying for an ER to be calling 911’: BC Nurses Union

Bulkley Valley District Hospital outlines emergency measures to keep ER open

Bulkley Valley District Hospital. (Black Press Media file photo)
Play and protect mobile rolling into Smithers. (Supplied photo)

Play and protect mobile rolling into Smithers

Discover the world of B.C. invasive plants and animals

Play and protect mobile rolling into Smithers. (Supplied photo)
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

Milk jugs vs bags

Marisca questions why milk comes in bags in some parts of the country

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
Smithers Town Hall. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)

Smithers to start design phase of upgrades needed for waster water treatment facility

If upgrades are not made the Town could face fines of up to $6 million.

Smithers Town Hall. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)
The Capri Motor Inn will not longer be turned into a new supportive housing development. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)

Supportive housing development project canned

Public outcry over Capri Motor Inn turning into supportive housing ends project

The Capri Motor Inn will not longer be turned into a new supportive housing development. (Marisca Bakker/The Interior News)
BC Highway Patrol in Smithers made a significant drug seizure on July 13. (RCMP photo)

BC Highway Patrol seizes $250K worth of drugs near Rose Lake

Driver caught speeding with large amount of cocaine and fentanyl

BC Highway Patrol in Smithers made a significant drug seizure on July 13. (RCMP photo)
The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker

BC Parks has work to do on reservation system

Marisca is irked that campers aren’t cancelling sites

The Sticky Files - Marisca Bakker
Black Press file photo

Council receives heat response plan and risk reduction strategy

Local governments assess risk treatment options in response to climate change

Black Press file photo