This motor vehicle action arises from an accident that occurred sometime
after 7:00 p.m. on or about October 18, 2006, on the Yellowhead Highway #16
(Hwy. #16) between Prince Rupert and Terrace, B.C., in the vicinity of the entrance
to the Kasiks Wilderness Resort and Lodge (the Kasiks Resort). The distance
between Prince Rupert and Terrace is approximately 150 kilometres. In the area
where the accident occurred, Hwy. #16 is a two-lane paved highway with no
barrier or median at the centre line. The highway travels through a largely
forested and mountainous wilderness area that includes the Skeena River Valley
and the Kitimat and Coastal Mountain ranges....