Category Archives: News
Terrace demonstration in support of Unist'ot'en being held at noon
Residents of Terrace will gather at noon today in front of the RCMP office in honour of those arrested at the Unist’ot’en and Gidimt’en camps yesterday. Rally organizer and Northwest...
Jan 08, 2019
Rallies being held across the world in support of Wet'suwet'en Nation
Across Canada and the world, First Nations and their supporters are gathering at a series of rallies to show support for the Wet’suwet’en people. From Halifax to Victoria, rallies are bein...
Jan 08, 2019
Prince Rupert port to provide a million dollars for Skeena salmon
The Prince Rupert Port Authority has announced a new initiative to boost salmon in the Skeena River watershed. The Skeena River Salmon Enhancement Program will use a million dollars from the port auth...
Jan 08, 2019
Houston air quality advisory called off
The air is clearing in Houston. Northern Health and the environment ministry have canceled an air quality advisory for the community. Officials say a change in the weather pattern has pushed out pollu...
Jan 08, 2019
RCMP confirm 14 arrested at Wet'suwet'en access point
RCMP have confirmed that 14 people were arrested at the Gidumt’en access point Monday as police enforced a court injunction along a forestry road near Houston. Police say they moved in at about ...
Jan 07, 2019
Cullen calls for continued dialogue over pipeline dispute
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen is urging the federal government to engage with Wet’suwet’en members who are opposed to pipelines. Cullen says he traveled toward the Gidimt’en...
Jan 07, 2019
Imperial Metals to suspend operations at Mount Polley mine
Imperial Metals has announced it is suspending operations at the Mount Polley gold and copper mine in the Cariboo. The company says low copper prices are to blame for the decision. Imperial Metals say...
Jan 07, 2019
Rainbow trout released in to Polley Lake
Rainbow trout have been released in to Polley Lake as part of a hatchery project, 4 years after a mining breach cut the lake off. Following the 2014 breach at the Mount Polley Mine, a fishing weir was...
Jan 07, 2019
Snowmobile crash kills two near Anahim Lake
Two members of the Ulkatcho First Nation near Anahim Lake are dead after a collision between a snowmobile and a truck on Friday night. According to RCMP both riders of the snowmobile were pronounced d...
Jan 07, 2019
Kitimat RCMP say missing girl found
Kitimat RCMP say a teen reported missing has been found. Mounties earlier issued a news release saying that the 15 year-old girl was last seen Thursday and may have been avoiding RCMP. Police confirm ...
Jan 07, 2019