Category Archives: News
Haisla Bridge Opens to Public Traffic... For Real This Time, Though Restrictions Remain in Place for Oversized Loads
After two years of construction, traffic is finally flowing over the new Haisla Bridge in Kitimat. Haisla Chief Councillor Crystal Smith, Elder Marilyn Furlan, and Mayor Phil Germuth christened the br...
Jul 31, 2023
New Study Says Political and Bureaucratic Interference is Compromising Fisheries Science Advice in Canada
Political and bureaucratic interference is compromising fisheries science advice in Canada for the sake of industry, according to a new report. Published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquat...
Jul 31, 2023
Hospitality Workers at Crossroads Lodge in Kitimat Authorize Strike, Days After Cedar Valley Lodge Workers Reach Deal
Hospitality workers at a second Kitimat-based lodge housing LNG Canada construction crews have voted in favour of strike action. It comes just days after workers at the Cedar Valley Lodge, the largest...
Jul 31, 2023
UNBC Researchers Help Develop Map to Chart Real-Time Air Quality in Hundreds of Locations Across Canada
Researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia played a key role in creating a new tool to monitor air quality across the country. Led by Faculty of Environment professor Dr Peter Jackso...
Jul 31, 2023
Second First Nations Woman Ever Sworn in as MLA in BC Succeeds the First in Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Riding
Seven years after welcoming the first First Nations woman to Legislature, BC is now set to welcome its second as her replacement. In February, former Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA Melanie Mark announce...
Jul 31, 2023
25 Year-old Wildfire Fighter Dies While Combatting Donnie Creek Blaze, Fourth Wildfire-Related Death in Western Canada this Month
A wildland fighter has passed away while combatting the largest wildfire the province has ever seen. RCMP say the 25 year-old from Ontario had been working on the 583,000 hectare Donnie Creek fire in ...
Jul 31, 2023
Most Evacuation Orders in the Northwest Lifted as Province's Most Threatening Fires Migrate South
Most evacuation orders and alerts have been lifted in the northwest as the most dangerous wildfires migrate south. All orders outside of the southeast Nechako fire complex have now been lifted, includ...
Jul 31, 2023
Amber Alert Lifted After 11 Days as Children Found Safe in Alberta, Mother and Boyfriend Charged with Abduction
RCMP have safely recovered a pair of children who had been the subject of an amber alert which lasted for 11 days. Issued on July 19th, the alert came after the childrens' mother, Verity Bolton, faile...
Jul 31, 2023
Port Workers Reject One Agreement Before Tentatively Reaching Another in Rollercoaster Weekend
It was a rollercoaster weekend for port workers in BC which saw them reject a tentative collective bargaining agreement only to reach another. Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Unio...
Jul 31, 2023
City of Williams Lake Hires First Indigenous Relations, Climate Action and Active Transportation Co-ordinator
Natalie Swift has been hired as the City of Williams Lake's first Indigenous Relations, Climate Action, and Active Transportation Co-ordinator. In the new role, created at the direction of Council, Sw...
Jul 28, 2023