Category Archives: News
Kitimat RCMP Remind Residents of Open Fire Ban, After Catching Two Maintaining Backyard Fires
Police in Kitimat are reminding residents of the on-going open fire ban, after catching two residents maintaining backyard fires. With more than 400 active wildfires and most of BC experiencing drough...
Jul 27, 2023
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach Calls for Federal Support for Farmers Impacted by Drought in Northwest BC
Skeena- Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is calling on Ottawa to help support farmers in Northwest BC impacted by this summer's drought. A rapid spring snow-melt and lack of precipitation since has h...
Jul 27, 2023
UPDATE: BC Sees Drop in Total Wildfires for Second Day in a Row, Roughly 80 Fires Still Raging in the Northwest
BC has seen a drop in total wildfires for the second day in a row, with crews making progress on the nearly 80 fires burning in the northwest. An evacuation order which had been in place south of Hous...
Jul 27, 2023
Revised Great Bear Rainforest Land-Use Agreement Will Enhance Indigenous-led Stewardship and Ecosystem Management
A revised land-use agreement will enhance Indigenous-led stewardship and ecosystem management in the Great Bear Rainforest. It builds upon an initial co-management agreement struck between the Coastal...
Jul 27, 2023
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal Approves Revised Compensation Settlement for First Nations Children Who Suffered Under Child Welfare System
A revised settlement to compensate First Nations children who suffered under the discriminatory child welfare system has been approved. Today, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal issued their approval ...
Jul 26, 2023
Prince Rupert Adopts Transportation Plan to Guide Future Priorities
An extensive new transportation plan has been adopted by the City of Prince Rupert to guide their future endeavours. Developed over the past year, the plan is divided into 29 strategies, further split...
Jul 26, 2023
Prince Rupert Council Approves Orders to Clean Debris and Garbage at Trio of Fire-Damaged Properties
Prince Rupert City Council have approved a pair of remedial action orders to remove debris at a trio of fire-damaged lots. That order allows the city to proceed with the removal of the buildings, unle...
Jul 26, 2023
Union of BC Indian Chiefs denounce Manitoba Government decision and support MMIWG2S+
The Union of BC Indian Chiefs has stated their support for the search of a Manitoba landfill where the bodies of First Nations women are believed to have been deposited. 24 year old Rebecca Contois an...
Jul 26, 2023
Marc Miller Shifted Out of Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministry as Part of Extensive Cabinet Overhaul
Only eight cabinet members held on to their portfolios following a near complete overhaul of the Ministry by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Of the 38-member cabinet, 23 have either been shifted to ent...
Jul 26, 2023
BC Sees Fewer Active Wildfires Day-Over-Day for the First Time in Weeks, Though Over 250 Out-of-Control Blazes Remain
There are fewer active wildfires in BC today than there were yesterday, breaking an upward trend which had lasted for weeks. Of the nearly 450 active blazes, close to 250 are listed as out-of-control ...
Jul 26, 2023