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Evacuation order expands for West Kiskatinaw Fire

Most recent information here. The Peace River Regional District has expanded the area under Evacuation Order due to the West Kiskatinaw Fire. This includes:...

West Kistkatinaw Fire upgraded to fire of note

Most recent information here. Update 1: Added information on travel through fire zone. Update 2: June 7, 19:00. In just over 24 hours, the West...

Here we go again…

High winds have pushed a fire—discovered today just after noon in the West Kiskatinaw area—to 2000 ha, with no signs of stopping.  The prevailing winds...

Lightning sparks fire near Babcock Creek

While much of BC and Alberta burned around Tumbler Ridge, there were no wildfires in the Tumbler Ridge area, outside of the Bearhole Lake...

District hires new Chief Administrative Officer

After nearly a year without a permanent butt in the big seat, the District of Tumbler Ridge has hired Brian Woodward as the new...

District Hires new Director of Community Services

While the announcement of a new CAO may have overshadowed it, the District has hired made two new hires in the last week, with...

Residents talk housing with BC Housing reps

On May 13, Roly Russell, MLA for Boundary/South Okanagan/Similkameen and Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development joined Malachy Tohill, Regional Director for BC Housing for...

Out of (South) Africa: mining offers new hope for new families

Daniel and Judith Lombaard and family arrived in Tumbler Ridge in April from South Africa. They came from a land where they had never...

Mining Month: Let’s get critical

What’s so critical about critical minerals? Certain minerals are so essential to Canada’s climate objectives, economic and national security, they have been designated as “critical...

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