Category Archives: News
Council Approves Zoning Amendment to Bring New Women's and Children's Health Clinics to Terrace
Much-needed health facilities for women and children are on the way to Terrace, with council issuing final approval for a new zoning amendment. It will allow for health service facilities to run out o...
Oct 24, 2023
Federal Courts Approve $23 Billion Settlement to Compensate First Nations Families Who Suffered Under the Child Welfare System
All parties have finally agreed on a settlement which will compensate First Nations families who suffered due to Canada's discriminatory child welfare system. It follows a rollercoaster 16 year legal ...
Oct 24, 2023
Strawberry Meadows Becomes Kitimat's Newest Official Neighbourhood After Passing of Community Plan Amendment
Kitimat Councillors have unanimously voted to recognize Strawberry Meadows as the District's newest official neighbourhood. Months of back-and-forth ended last week as council passed an amendment to a...
Oct 24, 2023
City of Terrace and Kitselas First Nation Complete $3 Million Buy-back of Skeena Industrial Development Park Lands
It took legal action to end the near-decade long saga, but the Skeena Industrial Development Park Lands are now back under familiar ownership. A buyback of the lands has now been completed by a joint ...
Oct 24, 2023
Safeway Employees Ratify New Contract, Avoiding Strike at Locations Across BC
Safeway employees have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement which will avoid a strike at locations across BC. Grocery and FreshCo Pharmacy employees represented by UFCW Local 1518 opted to r...
Oct 23, 2023
Revised Settlement Agreement Agreement for First Nations Children Who Suffered Under Child Welfare System Returns to Courts
A proposed settlement agreement to compensate First Nations children who suffered under Canada's child welfare system is back before the courts. Federal hearings began today to determine the future of...
Oct 23, 2023
Police Arrest and Charge Man with Murder in Connection With a Shooting From 100 Mile House Exactly Two Years Prior
It took two years on the dot, but police have finally charged a man in connection with a 100 Mile House shooting from 2021. On October 19th of that year, RCMP were called out to an address on Exeter S...
Oct 23, 2023
Locals Gather in Prince Rupert for Rising of MMIWG2S Memorial Totem Pole, Sister to Pole Raised in Kitsumkalum in 2020
Dozens of residents braved the cold in Prince Rupert on Friday to witness the raising of a new totem pole. Erected alongside Highway 16 near the Galloway Rapids, the memorial pole was carved by renown...
Oct 23, 2023
Northern Farmers Get Federal Support Funding Following Months of Advocacy from Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach
Months of advocacy from Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has helped secure fresh federal funding for struggling northern farmers. Farmers and ranchers in BC have had to incur significant expen...
Oct 23, 2023
Skeena MLA Ellis Ross Honours Late Kitselas Chief Councillor Mel Bevan with Speech in Legislature
One local leader honoured another last week, as Skeena MLA Ellis Ross rose in Legislature to commemorate the late Mel Bevan. Bevan, also known as Sm'oogyet Satsan, passed away on October 11th, followi...
Oct 23, 2023