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Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs Accuse RBC of Segregating Indigenous Attendees into Secondary Room at Annual General Meeting
A delegation of Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chiefs are accusing the Royal Bank of Canada of segregating attendees at their Annual General Meeting. Despite receiving the required proxies prior to the meeti...
Apr 05, 2023
Bill 23 tabled to propose changes to Motor Vehicle Act
Minister of Transportation Rob Fleming tabled bill 23 today to amend the Motor Vehicle Act. Proposed amendments include increased safety measures for pedestrians and cyclists like a one metre minimum ...
Apr 05, 2023
New School Food Program Funding Will Provide Healthy Meals for Students in Every District in BC
Students from across BC will have better access to healthy meals and snacks at school, through the Province's new Feeding Futures Fund. A $214 million investment over the next three years will help ea...
Apr 05, 2023
Police Actions Not to Blame for Death of a Williams Lake Man Last July, According to BC IIO
BC's Independent Investigations Office has determined that police actions were not responsible for the 2022 death of a Williams Lake man. On July 26th of last year, a pair of officers were approached ...
Apr 05, 2023
Prince Rupert proposed tax increase...decreases
Thanks to a $1 million contribution from City West on March 28, the proposed Prince Rupert tax rate increase has been lowered. Proposed on March 22, Prince Rupert residents were facing a 15.7 percent ...
Apr 05, 2023
Tourism Prince Rupert is Looking for Artists to Design a Welcome Mural Which Doubles as a Photo Opportunity for Visitors
Tourism Prince Rupert is calling for submissions from local artists who want their work to be remembered by visitors for years to come. One selected artist will be paid $1,000 to design a mural which ...
Apr 05, 2023
Mackenzie RCMP Release Sketch of Man Accused of Attempting to Lure a Student into his Truck
Mackenzie RCMP have released a composite sketch of a suspect accused of attempting to lure a local student into his truck She had been walking along Stuart Street at around 11:30 in the morning on Mar...
Apr 05, 2023
Richard "Rocky" Jackson Selected as New Dekama Quock Family Representative for the Tahltan Central Government
Richard "Rocky" Jackson has been selected as the new Dekama Quock Family Representative on the Tahltan Central Government's Board of Directors. Jackson took 71 of 110 total votes cast in last week's b...
Apr 05, 2023
Seabridge Gold Planning Extensive Drilling Program at Iskut, Centred Around Bronson Slope Breccia Pipe Discovered Last Year
Seabridge Gold is planning for an extensive 2023 drilling program at their 100 percent owned Iskut project site. That program is designed to test for deeper gold-copper porphyry systems and to expand ...
Apr 05, 2023
Rock Blasting Activities to be Conducted in Prince Rupert's Industrial Park Today
Crews from Storey's Excavating will be conducting rock blasting activities in Prince Rupert today. Blasts are scheduled to take place in the Industrial Park at 10:00 in the morning, at noon, and at 2:...
Apr 05, 2023