Category Archives: 2019

Terrace Council lend support to Chris Arnold memorial project
Terrace City Council have agreed to support a project to memorialize community icon Chris Arnold. Arnold was a long time Terrace resident, and champion for those with disabilities, who passed away in ...
Craig Ellis May 14, 2019

Kitimat RCMP identify youth suspect after Facebook threat
Kitimat RCMP identified a youth suspect after a social media threat involving weapons Monday. Staff at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School contacted the detachment just after 10:30 a.m. about a Facebook ...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Burns Lake RCMP seize drugs and cash during arrest
Burns Lake RCMP seized drugs and cash during an arrest last week. Officers spotted a man they suspected of breaking his court conditions Thursday afternoon near Highway 16 and 5th Avenue. When officer...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Pair of Prince Rupert residents arrested on drug trafficking charges
Two Prince Rupert residents have been arrested following the seizure of a significant amount of drugs. RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on the 1200 block of Summit Avenue on Friday. Durin...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Tsilqhot'in Chief calls for more Indigenous perspectives in historical teachings
Tsilhqot'in Tribal Chair Chief Joe Alphonse says more can be done to promote historical Indigenous perspectives. According to Chief Alphonse, the announced removal of a statue of BC's first chief just...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Province looking to help remove employment barriers
More than 12 hundred British Columbians facing employment barriers are set to receive training and education support from the province. Residents facing multiple employment obstacles such as immigrati...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

No growth on Lejac wildfire
It appears that the worst is over for residents affected by a wildfire burning near Fraser Lake. Fire Information Officer Molly Blower says the Lejac fire did not grow overnight. Blower says forty or ...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Ronald Fowler facing up to 10 years for attempted murder in Two Mile incident
After being found guilty of an October 2017 attempted murder north of New Hazelton, Ronald Fowler is facing as much as 10 years behind bars. On March 15th, Ronald Fowler was found guilty of shooting n...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Northern representation among those honoured with forestry awards
A number of individuals and organizations with a pressence in northern BC took home awards from the Forest Products Association of Canada this weekend. Held annually, FPAC's Awards of Excellence seek ...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019

Indigenous Tourism BC launches new program and website in light of industry growth
In response to a recent industry spike, Indigenous Tourism BC has launched its Authentic Indigenous Designation Program. As an upgrade to its Authentic Aboriginal program, originally launched in 2012,...
Craig Ellis May 13, 2019