Category Archives: News
New emergency department and ICU approved for GR Baker Memorial Hospital
Plans to bring a new state of the art Intensive Care Unit and emergency department to GR Baker Memorial Hospital have been approved. Premier John Horgan was alongside Health Minister Adrian Dix in Que...
Apr 17, 2019
New trails coming to Quesnel to expand Wonderland Trail network
Four new bike trails will add approximately 6 kms to Quesnel's Wonderland Trails Network. A partenership between the City of Quesnel, Cariboo Regional District, and Gold Rush Cycling Club will allow t...
Apr 17, 2019
Prince Rupert Council approve 2019 mayor and councillor salaries
Prince Rupert City Council has finalized the 2019 salaries for the mayor and councillors. Mayor Lee Brain will now receive 75 thousand dollars for his full-time position, while councillors will take h...
Apr 17, 2019
Water is life for coastal communities, says MLA Jennifer Rice in Senate Committee testimony
In a testimony delivered before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communication, Northcoast MLA Jennifer Rice reaffirmed her support for Bill C-48. Bill C-48 looks to enact a moratorium banning la...
Apr 17, 2019
Criminal Justice System changes look to address systematic discrimination against Indigenous Peoples
Changes to BC's criminal justice policies will address bias and systematic discrimination against Indigenous peoples. In a statement released today, the BC Prosecution Service says the system is faili...
Apr 17, 2019
Province comes to agreement with Cheslatta Carrier Nation to right 67 year-old wrong
In an effort to right a wrong committed more than 6 decades ago, the province has reached an agreement with the Cheslatta Carrier Nation. Back in 1952, the Nation was forced off of their traditional l...
Apr 17, 2019
Terrace RCMP arrest same man twice last Friday
A Terrace man was escorted once to hospital and twice to jail by RCMP near the end of last week. Last Thursday, RCMP responded to the 4300 block of Lakelse Avenue for concerns of a man breaking in to ...
Apr 17, 2019
Presumptive illness rules expanded for health care professionals
Regulatory changes in effect today will make it easier for health care and emergency service workers to access mental-health compensation. Nurses, emergency dispatchers, and publicly funded health-car...
Apr 16, 2019
Linda Innes elected as new Chief Councillor for Gitxaala Nation
Linda Innes has defeated incumbent Clifford White to become the new Chief Councillor for the Gitxaala Nation. Elections for the Nation's elected Chief and Council spots took place yesterday, with Inne...
Apr 16, 2019
Province provides half million dollars to Upper Skeena Rec Centre
The final amount of funding needed to finish off the Upper Skeena Recreation Centre is now in place. Stikine MLA and forests minister Doug Donaldson was on hand in Hazelton Monday to announce $500,000...
Apr 16, 2019