Category Archives: News
Seabridge Gold Calls Tudor Gold's Application to Cancel Permit at KSM Mine Site "Frivolous and Without Merit"
A pair of mining companies are at odds over who has the rights to conduct activities on a stretch of land in the northwest. Yesterday, Tudor Gold filed an application to have a license of occupation a...
Jul 18, 2023
Prince Rupert Councillor Among Five Candidates to Replace Long-Time Metlakatla Chief Councillor Harold Leighton
Prince Rupert City Councillor Reid Skelton-Morven is one of five candidates vying for the position of Chief Councillor for the Metlakatla First Nation. He joins Randall Cobb, Robert Nelson, Braden Etz...
Jul 18, 2023
Province Warns of Dangers of Smoke Inhalation Following Tragic and Sudden Death of 9 Year Old Boy in 100 Mile House
Officials are warning of the dangers posed by wildfire smoke inhalation, following the sudden and heartbreaking death of a nine year old boy. Carter Vigh passed away unexpectedly in 100 Mile House las...
Jul 18, 2023
Support Staff at University of Northern British Columbia Ratify New Collective Bargaining Agreement
More staff at the University of Northern BC have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement with the University. It covers approximately 315 support staff represented by CUPE Local 3799, including...
Jul 18, 2023
Ottawa Invests in Comfort at Prince Rupert's Lester Centre with Funding for Seat Replacement Project
Efforts to make the Lester Centre a bit more comfy for theatre-goers in Prince Rupert have gained the support of Ottawa. An $85,000 grant has been provided through Heritage Canada in support of the Ce...
Jul 18, 2023 Photo from Lester Centre's funding announcement
2023 Wildfire Season Officially Surpasses 2018 as the Worst on Record for BC, with Nearly 1.4 Million Hectares Burned
With nearly 1.4 million hectares burned since April, the 2023 wildfire season has officially surpassed 2018 as the worst in BC's history. At the moment, there are nearly 400 active blazes burning prov...
Jul 18, 2023
Assembly of First Nations Passes 33 Resolutions at Eventful Annual General Assembly
Last week was a busy one for the Assembly of First Nations, who welcomed more than 1,500 individuals to their Annual General Assembly. Initial headlines centred around recently expelled National Chief...
Jul 17, 2023
Anishinaabe UBC professor appointed as UN Expert Mechanism Chair
A professor at UBC and world expert on global Indigenous politics has been appointed as a United Nations chair. Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot has been appointed as chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism ...
Jul 17, 2023
Brady Road Blockade to Move to Human Rights Museum to Continue Calls to Search Prairie Green Landfill After Injunction Takes Effect
Those fighting for justice at a blockade set-up outside a Manitoba landfill aren't letting a recently issued injunction order stop them. Last June, police uncovered the remains of Crane River First Na...
Jul 17, 2023
Four Stop-Worker Orders Lifted Along Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route, Leaving Just One in Effect
Four more stop-work orders have been lifted along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route, leaving just one active order in place. Each of the orders were initially issued by the Environmental Assessment O...
Jul 17, 2023 Photo of impacted area, posted to Coastal GasLink's website