Category Archives: News
Bill Forcing Social Media Companies and Online Search Engines to Pay to Share News Content Passes Senate, despite threats from Meta
A Bill which aims to make social media companies and online search engines pay to post news content is set to become law. Bill C-18 has received Royal Assent, after passing in both the House and Senat...
Jun 22, 2023
Encampment catches fire near Substation Road in Terrace
A fire broke out near the Skeena River this morning. Just before noon, the Thornhill Volunteer Fire Department responded to a blaze at an encampment near Substation Road at the base of the new bridges...
Jun 22, 2023
Roughly 50 Community Members and Responders Team Up To Rescue Injured Hiker Near Bella Coola
Collaboration between RCMP and multiple search and rescue crews was the key to saving an injured hiker near Bella Coola this week. RCMP first received reports of the injured hiker at the Petroglyphs T...
Jun 22, 2023
North Coast Ecology Centre Returns to Prince Rupert With Intent to Become a Permanent Summer Fixture
Plans to bring a permanent seasonal ecology centre to Prince Rupert are in the works, with phase one already underway. In the summer of 2021, the North Coast Ecology Centre Society brought a pop-up ce...
Jun 22, 2023 Photo by Chelsey Ellis, provided by the North Coast Ecology Centre Society
Ulkatcho First Nation Breaks Ground on New Mercantile Store and Gas Station Along Highway 20
A new fully-equipped gas station and commercial centre will soon serve drivers along Highway 20, courtesy of the Ulkatcho First Nation. Members of the Nation held a ground breaking ceremony yesterday ...
Jun 22, 2023
Dakelh Language Curriculum Approved for Use in BC Schools
Schools across BC will, for the first time, have the option to teach the Dakelh language in their classrooms next year. On Monday, the Ministry of Education officially approved a Dakelh language curri...
Jun 22, 2023 Map showing Dakelh language region (outlined in grey) from First Peoples' Cultural Council's language map
Evacuation Orders Lifted, but Wildfire Season Still Far From Over After Fastest Spring Snowmelt on Record
All evacuation orders in the province have now been lifted, but the wildfire season is still far from over. A total of 870,000 hectares have burned in BC this season, with the Donnie Creek fire in the...
Jun 22, 2023
Coastal GasLink Issued Warning Letter Over Construction Waste as Follow Up Inspections Lift Half of Stop Work Orders
Follow-up inspections from the past month have cleared half of Coastal GasLink's stop work orders, but have also resulted in a new warning letter. That letter comes after inspectors observed non-hazar...
Jun 22, 2023
Reactions to Canada's Plan to Implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Mixed but Largely Positive
Canada's new plan to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has drawn mixed reactions. Introduced yesterday on National Indigenous Peoples Day, the plan lays out 181 measures...
Jun 22, 2023
Terrace RCMP make multiple arrests and seizures
Enforcement action from the Terrace RCMP Crime Reduction Unit and others resulted in multiple arrests and seizures. Working alongside the Uniformed Gang Enforcement Team, teams discovered trafficking ...
Jun 21, 2023