Local Business

Australian gold mining giant acquires Red Chris mine

Newcrest now owns 70 per cent of the mine south of Iskut and operatorship

Aug 20, 2019 12:00 PM Read more >

Smithers pot shop delayed

Co-owner Alfred Schaefer said their schedule for opening has moved back to October at the earliest.

Aug 8, 2019 12:30 AM Read more >

4-H kids take up beekeeping project

Members getting ready to show off their apicultural skills

Jun 22, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Coastal GasLink adopts safety tech for pipeline project

All heavy equipment will be fitted with radar-camera systems to reduce injury and property damage

Jun 20, 2019 4:30 PM Read more >

Telkwa Coal brings big opportunity to Northern B.C. and beyond

Mine expected to bring 160 well-paying long-term jobs to Bulkley Valley

May 28, 2019 1:25 PM Read more >

Coastal GasLink introduces pipeline construction subcontractor

Italy’s Bonatti Group to build sections 6 and 7 of pipeline from Burns Lake to Hazelton

May 23, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Trade show puts Smithers businesses on display

Expo not just about business, but a family affair, says outgoing chamber of commerce manager

May 10, 2019 7:30 AM Read more >

Don’t stop the presses: Report finds Canadian newspaper readership at all-time high

88% of Canadians read newspapers every week, highest since first Newspapers 24/7 Report in 2012

May 7, 2019 12:00 PM Read more >

COLUMN: There are times to stand on principle – public health isn’t one of them

“A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they know they shall never sit.”

Apr 25, 2019 11:30 AM Read more >

Repen: FOI data proves Telkwans being ripped off by ICBC

Former Telkwa mayor received a response from ICBC and says the results don’t look good for residents

Apr 20, 2019 9:30 AM Read more >