Category Archives: News

ILWU to meet with members to discuss recommended Terms of Settlement
After some back and forth, an International Longshore and Warehouse Union meeting will be held to discuss a recommended settlement. The stop work meeting is planned for next Tuesday in order to bring ...
Morgyn Budden Jul 21, 2023

Emergency Department Services at Kitimat General Hospital to be Interrupted Overnight Once Again Due to Physician Shortage
Emergency Department services at the Kitimat General Hospital will be interrupted once again overnight. Patients will experience interruptions between 7:00 tonight and 8:00 in the morning, as physicia...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023

Ban on lawn sprinkling extended for Terrace residents
A sprinkling ban previously put in place for the City of Terrace has been expanded. Originally issued on July 6, the ban on lawn sprinkling has been extended though hand watering of shrubs or flowers ...
Morgyn Budden Jul 20, 2023

Guardians from Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations Help to Restore Once-Dwindling Caribou Herd in Northeast
Efforts to restore a dwindling caribou herd in the Northeast have begun to pay off for the Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations. Indigenous guardians from the two nations have been working for year...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023

Boil Water Advisory issued for Prince Rupert
Construction in Prince Rupert has prompted a boil water notice. The short term advisory is required in order to isolate the city's major water supply main in the Crestview area. Effective immediately,...
Morgyn Budden Jul 20, 2023

Quarter-Over-Quarter Housing Sales Rise in Northern BC for First Time Since Start of Last Year
Northern BC saw more housing sales in the second quarter of 2023 than the first, breaking a downward trend which began at the start of last year. As a whole, the region saw 981 units sold between Apri...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023

FNHA Postpones Urban and Away from Home Engagement Sessions on Haida Gwaii Due to Wildfire Situation
With the wildfire situation unpredictable and ever-evolving, the First Nations Health Authority has decided to call of some scheduled engagements. They had intended to hold a pair of sessions on Haida...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023

Williams Lake RCMP Seeking Assistance to Locate Wanted Man
Williams Lake RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate a wanted man. Trevor Alexis is wanted on charges of break and enter, theft under $5,000, possession of stolen property, possession of a firea...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023

Canada Surpasses 10 Million Hectares Burned as it Joins BC in Marking the Worst Wildfire Season on Record
It's not just BC that's suffering from the treacherous wildfire season, as Canada as a whole has now seen more than 10 million hectares burned. That makes what was already the worst wildfire season in...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023

Delegates at LNG2023 Conference in Vancouver Impressed Over Canada's First Nations-led LNG Projects
Delegates from more than 85 countries gathered in Vancouver last week for the world's biggest conference on liquefied natural gas. One of the major takeaways from attendees at the LNG2023 Conference w...
Jeff Blagden Jul 20, 2023