Category Archives: News
New Provincial Vision for Rural BC Includes $20 Million Investment in Medical Travel Supports
Improving access to quality health care is a key priority of the Province's newly announced vision for the future of rural BC. Released to government officials today, the StrongerBC: Good Lives in Str...
Sep 22, 2023
72 Hour Strike Notice Issued by Hospitality Workers at Parsnip Lodge Could Spell Delays for Coastal GasLink Pipeline
Hospitality workers at the Parsnip Lodge, which houses crews working on the Coastal GasLink pipeline, have issued a 72 hour strike notice. It comes after the 150 workers at the Prince George-based lod...
Sep 22, 2023
Cops for Cancer Tour de North Raises $150,000 in 7 days for Life-Saving Childhood Cancer Research
This year's Cops for Cancer Tour de North raised over $150,000 for life-saving childhood cancer research. Each year, local first responders team up with the Canadian Cancer Society for the week-long b...
Sep 22, 2023
Haida Gwaii Residents Asked to Avoid Drill Main Forest Service Road as Crews Search for a Missing Mushroom Picker
Haida Gwaii residents are being asked to avoid the Drill Main Forest Service Road, as rescue crews continue the search for a missing man. 69 year-old Richard Smith was reported missing on Wednesday, a...
Sep 22, 2023
Proposed Mining Operation on Tahltan Territory Denied Permit After Facing Strict Opposition from the Nation
A mining operation proposed on Tahltan territory has been denied its permit after receiving strict opposition from the Nation. Torr Metals had been looking to receive their mineral exploration permit ...
Sep 22, 2023
Canada and Metlakatla First Nation Reach $150 Million Specific Claims Settlement Over Land Surrendered in 1906
Canada will pay the Metlakatla First Nation $150 million after breaching its fiduciary obligations relating to land surrendered over a century ago. In 1906, the Nation surrendered portions of Kaien Is...
Sep 22, 2023
Tugboat Operator Finally Sentenced with $310,000 Fine, More than Two Years After the Fatal Sinking of the Ingenika
More than two years after the fatal sinking of the tugboat Ingenika, the company who operate the vessel has finally been sentenced for their role. Wainwright Marine Services has been fined $295,000, w...
Sep 22, 2023
Coastal GasLink Issued Fourth Fine for Sediment and Erosion Control Challenges, This Time for $340,000
Continued failures to control sediment and erosion along their pipeline route have earned Coastal GasLink yet another fine. Between April and May of last year, the Environmental Assessment Office hand...
Sep 21, 2023
Stó:lō Nation Uncovers Countless Tragedies and Deaths at a Trio of Former Residential Schools and an Associated Hospital
Warning: this story contains distressing and traumatic details regarding residential schools. Anyone experiencing trauma or impacted by the tragedy can reach out to the 24 hour Residential School Cris...
Sep 21, 2023 Photo of commemorative poles located at the former sites of two of the schools
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach Again Calls for Federal Support for Northern Farmers Amid Continued Drought
Farmers in Northern BC are selling off their flocks at record rates as the province grapples with the impacts of an on-going drought. For months, the Bulkley Lakes and both Upper Fraser basins have be...
Sep 21, 2023