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Luxury B.C. heliskiing operation shut down over unauthorized use of farm land

The Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) has denied a Terrace-area tourism company’s proposal to continue using its acreage for a heliskiing operation. White Wilderness Heliskiing has been operating on the Skeena River Lodge property just north of Usk since 2016, offering luxury heliskiing adventures to high-end clients. Located in the Agricultural Land Reserve, the Skeena River […]

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B.C. renter duped in international fraud ring’s ‘money mule’ scheme

A Vancouver Island resident’s attempt to rent a home led them to becoming a ‘money mule’ in an international fraud ring. Oak Bay police report a resident sent $2,100 via e-transfer to a prospective landlord in Vancouver, which was later confirmed to be fraudulent. “Police initiated an investigation involving a judicial authorization to trace the

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Justice for Michelle: 20 years later, family makes appeal in pregnant B.C. woman’s death

Twenty years after 25-year-old Michelle Caroline Choiniere went missing, her family continues to seek answers and justice as authorities renew their appeal for information in the unresolved homicide case. On Sept. 27, 2005, Choiniere told her mom she was going out and would check in later that day. “Sadly, she was never heard from again,”

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