Category Archives: News
Hospitality Workers at Cedar Valley Lodge Avoid Strike After New Agreement Nets 30-40% Wage Increases
Hospitality workers at a lodge housing those working on the LNG Canada site in Kitimat have reached a new deal to avoid strike action. Workers at Kitimat's Cedar Valley Lodge had voted 97 percent in f...
Jul 26, 2023
Gitanmaax Band Council Reaches $6.1 Million Specific Claims Settlement with Ottawa After Decades of Legal Battles
After nearly seven decades of legal battles, the Gitanmaax Band Council has finally reached a specific claims settlement with Ottawa. Specific claims are used to compensate First Nations for past wron...
Jul 26, 2023
District of Kitimat responds to overnight emergency room disruptions
The District of Kitimat is responding to the recent service disruptions in the Kitimat General Hospital emergency room. In a July 17 council meeting, a motion was passed to develop options and a budge...
Jul 26, 2023
Provincial funding allocated for First Nations language preservation and post-secondary education
New provincial funding will work to expand post-secondary learning and preserve First Nations languages. The new $23.4 million will support First Nations mandated institutes and traditional language f...
Jul 26, 2023
Prince Rupert business owner fined $10,000 for violating Marine Mammal Regulations
A Prince Rupert resident who owns a charter boat has been fined $10,000 for violating marine mammal regulations. Curtis Ireland, owner of West Coast Renegade Fishing Charters, has been fined for distu...
Jul 25, 2023 Image of a guest hand-feeding a seal (CNW Group/Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Pacific Region)
New complaint supports systemic investigation into RCMP's C-IRG
A new complaint has been lodged against the RCMPs Community Industry Response group in light of its investigation. Started back in March, the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission launched a syste...
Jul 25, 2023
Canada Releases Exemption-Filled Plan to Phase Out Inefficient Fossil Fuels Subsidies
Canada has become the first G20 country to commit to a plan to eliminate inefficient fossil fuel subsidies ahead of the 2025 deadline. Yesterday, the Federal Government released their Inefficient Foss...
Jul 25, 2023
Canadian Fisheries Officers Launch Mission to Combat Illegal Fishing Over 28 Million Square Kilometres of Ocean
Canadian fisheries officers have launched their first high seas mission to combat illegal fishing in the Indo-Pacific. Unregulated and unreported fishing activities in the North Pacific undermine sign...
Jul 25, 2023
Rain Brings Some Relief for Wildfires in the North as Fire Danger Ratings Drop for First Time in Weeks
More rain meant more relief for crews fighting hundreds of wildfires raging in the north, as the most dangerous blazes migrate south. Evacuation orders and alerts remain in effect east and south of Ho...
Jul 25, 2023
BC Introduces New Policing Standards and Programs to Better Support Survivors of Sexual Assault
BC is establishing new policing standards and funding 68 new programs in an effort to better support survivors of sexual assault. Each of the programs will receive annual operational funding from the ...
Jul 24, 2023