Category Archives: News
Removal of Lakelse Avenue canopy in Terrace begins today
Removal of the canopy overhanging the 4600 block of Lakelse Avenue starts today. The City of Terrace reminds people to obey all signage and barriers that are in place. Following the removal, both the ...
Sep 07, 2023
Prince Rupert receives long awaited funding to replace middle school
Prince Rupert receives long awaited funding to replace middle school Students at Prince Rupert Middle school had a very special guest first thing in the morning on the first day of school on September...
Sep 07, 2023
Province opens up Disaster Financial Assistance applications for communities impacted by wildfires
Local governments and First Nations impacted by wildfires this season can now apply for provincial financial assistance. Through Disaster Financial Assistance, community authorities can cover losses t...
Sep 06, 2023
BC Ombudsperson report details government refusing to compensate former youth in care
After misinforming a former youth in care, the Ministry of Children and Family Development has rejected three recommendations from the BC Ombudsperson. In a new report, the ombudsperson details how a ...
Sep 06, 2023
Motor vehicle collision in Terrace claims one life
A motor vehicle accident in Terrace from June 23 has now claimed one life. On June 23, a collision between a Toyota Yaris and private transit bus occurred at an intersection of Highway 16 and Kenney S...
Sep 06, 2023
207 wildfires currently burn through Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres
Throughout the Prince George and Northwest Fire Centres, 207 wildfires are currently burning. Regional Districts of Bulkley Nechako and Fraser Fort George issued a joint evac alert for an area south o...
Sep 06, 2023
'The opposite of addiction is love and connection': Overdose Awareness Day held in Terrace
International Overdose Awareness Day is held on annually on Aug. 31, and Terrace's third annual event was at George Little Park. Different outreach organizations were gathered at the park to help rais...
Sep 05, 2023
Williams Lake First Nation purchase former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School site
With some help from the provincial government, the Williams Lake First Nation has purchased the former St. Joseph's Mission Residential School site. Costing a total of $1.2 million, the province pitch...
Sep 05, 2023
More evacuation notices issued in Bulkley-Nechako over weekend
Increased wildfire activity has prompted new evacuation notices from the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako. On Sunday, the district issued an evacuation order for the nearly 4,500 hectare Tekaiziyi...
Sep 05, 2023
Upgrades in the Northwest announced to ring in the school year
The provincial government is ringing in the new school year with a series of project announcements. Included in that list, students at Prince Rupert Middle School will be learning in a safer environme...
Sep 05, 2023