Category Archives: News
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
Group of Regional Health Care Providers Looking to Develop Culturally-Appropriate Addictions Supports in the Northwest
A group of regional health care providers are coming together to develop culturally-appropriate addictions supports for the Northwest. Known as the Northwest Working Group, the alliance aims to addres...
Oct 20, 2023
Kitimat Suspect Takes Four Days to Complete the "Enter" Part of a Break and Enter at a Local Business
RCMP are on the lookout for a suspect who took four days to complete the enter part of a break and enter in Kitimat over the past week. On October 14th, police were called out to a business on the 300...
Oct 20, 2023