Emergency Services

The matter has now been turned over to the RCMP.

Canadian leaders are remembering the four Canadian Armed Forces members killed in Saturday’s fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, as the injured face recovery and investigators work to establish what happened.

Residents were asked to avoid the incident area and keep roads clear for emergency personnel and equipment. The municipality said its incident information line had closed. It directed people seeking information about loved ones to the public affairs office at 819-531-8618.

Prince George Fire Rescue was called to a structure fire at the Sintich RV/mobile home park on Highway 97. 

Quesnel Search and Rescue says a hiker did not return to a designated meet-up location with their group on Saturday, Oct. 3; the group then requested assistance from Search and Rescue and RCMP the following day, Sunday, Oct. 4.

Our local fire crews are in the process of establishing an eligibility list with a possible start date for the first group of recruits slated for the Spring of 2027.

In its initial investigation in Prince George, the Transportation Safety Board noted the plane lost one of its two engines, prompting the emergency landing.

B.C. land and wildlife experts warn recovery from increasingly intense wildfires can take years, requiring extensive restoration, funding and forest management.

Category two and three open fires will once again be permitted in the Stuart Nechako Forest District.