Category Archives: News
August Sees Fewer Illicit Overdose Deaths Since Last June, but 2023 Remains on Pace to Surpass Last Year's Death Toll
More than 1,600 British Columbians have lost their lives to illicit drug overdoses through August, keeping 2023 on pace to break last year's record. According to the most recent preliminary report fro...
Sep 25, 2023
BC Ferries Cancels Northern Adventure Sailings and Haida Gwaii Trips Amid Heavy Storm Warnings
BC Ferries has cancelled a number of sailings today as they prepare for a massive storm system to roll through the west coast. Known as a bomb-cyclone, the stormfront will bring intense rainfall and w...
Sep 25, 2023
B.C. Assembly of First Nations re-elects Regional Chief for historic third term
For the first time, the BC Assembly of First Nations have re-elected a regional chief for a third term. Regional Chief Terry Teegee, a member of the Takla Nation and living on the Lheidli T'enneh rese...
Sep 25, 2023
BC Supreme Court Petition Seeking to Place Skeena Sawmills Under a Receivership to Sell off Assets Proves Successful
Skeena Sawmills has been placed under the receivership of a firm which will look to sell off all the company's assets to recover massive debt. A petition filed in the BC Supreme Court by the company's...
Sep 25, 2023
Community Safety Officers in Terrace report decrease in unpermitted sheltering
A report summarizing the work of Terrace's Downtown and Community Safety Officers shows a decrease in encampments. Working in tandem with Bylaw Officers, so far in 2023, CSOs have responded to 60 tent...
Sep 25, 2023
LNG Canada Donates Last $900,000 of $3 Million Needed to Purchase New CT Scanner for Kitimat
An impromptu donation from LNG Canada marks the final funding boost needed to bring a much-needed CT scanner to Kitimat. Last year, the Kitimat General Hospital Foundation launched a fundraising campa...
Sep 25, 2023
Power Outage Planned for Prince Rupert Tonight to Allow for Urgent Repairs
Residents of Prince Rupert are being warned of a power outage planned for tonight which will impact the majority of the city. In order to safely conduct urgent repairs, BC Hydro crews will be shutting...
Sep 23, 2023
Premier Announces Pair of Local Funding Boosts as Part of UBCM Convention Key Note Address
Premier David Eby closed out his key note address at the Union of BC Municipalities convention by announcing a pair of local funding boosts. One will see $61 million invested in local governments to h...
Sep 22, 2023
Kitimat General Hospital Foundation annual gala back after pandemic hiatus
The Kitimat General Hospital Foundation (KGHF) is hosting its annual gala this weekend at the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club after a four year break largely due to COVID-19. Cynthia Medeiros, executive dire...
Sep 22, 2023
Quesnel RCMP Hoping Public Information Can Help Solve an On-Going Arson Investigation
RCMP in Quesnel are hoping the public can help them get to the bottom of an on-going arson investigation. At around 2:00 in the morning on September 16th, RCMP and the Quesnel Fire Department were cal...
Sep 22, 2023