Author Archives: Kobie Smith

B.C.'s Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has fined the City of Prince Rupert $165,460 for non-compliance at three waste disposal sites. The city holds provincial permits to operate landfills,...

The Canadian Cancer Society is calling for volunteers in Prince Rupert, Terrace, and Kitimat to join its Wheels of Hope program. This initiative provides free transportation for cancer patients to att...

LNG Canada has announced that increased flaring activity, originally scheduled for December 17th, will now begin on January 20th and continue intermittently over a four-week period. This is part of th...

Police in Quesnel are reporting a rise in mail thefts this week, following the end of the Canada Post strike. The Quesnel RCMP detachment says they've received five separate reports of rural mailboxes...

The 2025 landfill passes are now on their way to mailboxes, with delivery all ready started this week. These passes, valid until January 31, 2026, allow residents to waive the tipping fee at the landf...

Three people are facing charges in connection with a serious assault at a house party in Quesnel last November. On Monday, 19-year-olds Treyton Mero and Joshua Greenough, along with a 17-year-old, wer...

LNG Canada has officially adopted Voyent Alert as its new platform for issuing notifications to neighbours as part of its Safe Start-Up program. Effective immediately, email notifications will no long...

The Indigenous Seafood Supply Conference (ISS) 2025 is happening on January 16th and 17th at the Crest Hotel in Prince Rupert. This two-day event is designed to empower Indigenous seafood harvesters w...

Canada Post customers will now pay more to send mail, with stamp prices rising following mounting financial losses for the Crown corporation. As of Yesturday, a 25% price hike proposed last year is no...

Bank of Montreal customers in Kitimat and 100 Mile House are faced with a choice: stay with BMO or move their banking elsewhere. The bank has announced it will be closing its branches in these two com...