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Skeena Projects Split $800,000 in Fish and Wildlife Conservation Funding from Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation
More than $800,000 in fresh funds from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation will be split among projects in the Skeena Region. That includes a joint-investment of over $30,000 into a predator hab...
Jeff Blagden Sep 28, 2023

Nisga'a Nation Holding Rematriation Ceremony Tomorrow to Welcome Back Totem Pole Stolen in 1929
A rematriation ceremony is being held by the Nisga'a Nation tomorrow to celebrate the return of a totem pole stolen over a century ago. Originally carved and erected in the 1960s, the Ni'isjoohl Memor...
Jeff Blagden Sep 28, 2023

Province Pins $2.5 Billion Jump in Forecasted Year-End Deficit on Wildfire Costs and Declining Natural Gas Prices Globally
Wildfire spending is largely to blame for a $2.5 billion jump in BC's projected year-end deficit, according to the Province. That projection comes from the province's first quarterly report of the yea...
Jeff Blagden Sep 27, 2023

Kitimat RCMP Hoping Public Information Can Shed a Light on August Incident Which Put One Man in Hospital
Kitimat RCMP are appealing to the public for information on an incident from last month which put one man in hospital. Emergency Health Services initially discovered the injured 39 year-old man on Ori...
Jeff Blagden Sep 27, 2023

Second Annual Release of Truth and Reconciliation Day Stamps Feature Archival Images of Four Former Residential Schools
For the second year in a row, Canada Post is releasing a series of stamps to commemorate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Canada Post worked closely with the National Centre for Truth an...
Jeff Blagden Sep 27, 2023

BC Transit Announces Temporary Service Reduction in the Bulkley Valley for the Start of October
Residents of Smithers, Telkwa and Witset are being advised of an upcoming temporary service reduction from BC Transit. Due to a shortage of labour, route 22 will be reduced to five trips in each direc...
Jeff Blagden Sep 27, 2023

Category 2 and 3 Fires Allowed Once More in Most Regions of the Northwest Fire Centre; Remain Banned in Others
With rain helping to get most wildfires in the region under control recently, the BC Wildfire Service is lifting some burning restrictions in the area. Category two and three open fires are once again...
Jeff Blagden Sep 27, 2023

Progressive Ventures Purchases Land Which Previously Housed the Terrace Lumber Company Sawmill Complex
As the financial struggles of one local sawmill come to light, the City of Terrace has sold off land which had previously housed another failed mill. In 2006, the lands formerly held by the Terrace Lu...
Jeff Blagden Sep 27, 2023

Gitxaala Nations' legal battle against B.C. finds mineral claims process in violation of DRIPA
BC's mineral claims laws are headed back to the drawing board thanks to an historic court win by the Gitxaala Nation. They had filed a challenge of the province's system in October of 2021, alongside ...
Morgyn Budden Sep 27, 2023

New Hazelton RCMP Seeking to Identify Suspect of Break and Enter Who May Have Fabricated a False Identity
RCMP are hoping the public can help identify a woman who they believe fabricated an identity out of items stolen from a New Hazelton residence. On August 30th, police responded to a break and enter at...
Jeff Blagden Sep 26, 2023