Category Archives: News
Report finds inadequacies with forest legislation compliance reporting
A report by the Forest Practices Board has uncovered a number of flaws in compliance and enforcement of BC's forestry legislation. While the report found that oversight and compliance in the forestry ...
Apr 24, 2019
Good Times Games in Prince Rupert wins global award
A local Prince Rupert business has received global recognition. Good Times Games, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, was honoured at the Game and Manufacturer Trade Show. Hosted in Reno, ...
Apr 24, 2019
BC's Provincial Health Officer calls for the decriminalization of drug users
In a report released today, BC's Provincial Health Officer is calling for the decriminalization of drug users. Dr. Bonnie Henry says that we need to do more to combat the overdose crisis, and that dec...
Apr 24, 2019
Fort St John incident being investigated by IIO
BC's Independant Investigations Office is looking in to a Monday morning incident involving RCMP in Fort St John. At roughly 3:00 Monday morning, an officer was on patrol following reports of thefts f...
Apr 24, 2019
Tax exemption changes proposed for City of Terrace
Six Terrace-based group homes would no longer qualify for tax exemptions under rule changes proposed last night. City staff brought forward a number of recommended changes to the City's Permisive Tax ...
Apr 24, 2019
New style of affordable housing could be coming to Terrace
Proposed amendments to the City's Official Community Plan could bring a new style of affordable housing to Terrace. As part of their regular meeting yesterday, City Council gave first and second readi...
Apr 24, 2019
PG RCMP make third shooting arrest
Prince George RCMP have made another arrest in connection with a shooting earlier this month. Mounties took Kenneth Munroe into custody Tuesday afternoon during a traffic stop in the city. Munroe is e...
Apr 24, 2019
Terrace man killed at remote logging operation
A 46 year-old Terrace man was killed at a remote logging operation south of Kitimat Thursday, April 18. RCMP say they were called out to a workplace fatality near Eagle Bay on Douglas Channel late in ...
Apr 23, 2019
Northwestern governments team up for workforce attraction and retention strategy
Local governments in the northwest are partnering up to invest in the regional workforce. More than 175 thousand dollars in Rural Dividend program grants were announced for the area yesterday. Now, th...
Apr 23, 2019
Province invests 2.24 million in BC Assembly of First Nations economic development strategy
2.24 million dollars in provincial funding over the next 2 years will help support the continued development of the BC Assembly of First Nations' economic development strategy. Thanks to their funding...
Apr 23, 2019