Category Archives: News
Final Stop-Work Orders Lifted Along Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route, After Having Ten Active in Late May
All stop-work orders which had been in place along the Coastal GasLink pipeline's 670 kilometre route have now been lifted. In late-May, CGL had been staring down the barrel of ten stop-work orders, a...
Jul 24, 2023
Wildfire Crews Make Progress Over the Weekend, Hundreds of Fires Still Burning Out of Control
Rain in many regions helped crews battling wildfires in the north, but nearly 300 out-of-control fires continue to burn province-wide. An evacuation order north of Francois Lake remains in place, thou...
Jul 24, 2023
Online tool launched to monitor old growth logging in BC
A new surveillance system has been launched to demonstrate old growth logging in BC. Stand.Earth Research Group has launched the Forest Eye program combining Government data, remote sensing, and satel...
Jul 21, 2023
Tahltan Central Government re-states opposition to Doubleview Gold operations
The Tahltan Central Government has expressed the Nation's opposition to Doubleview Gold's operations. Planned for the Hat Property northwest of Telegraph Creek, Doubleview has been setting up drill ho...
Jul 21, 2023
Over 400 wildfires now burning in BC keeping in place multiple evacuation notices
Over 400 fires are now burning in the province, still prompting numerous alerts and orders in the Northwest and Prince George fire centres. Evacuation orders and alerts remain in place south of Housto...
Jul 21, 2023
ILWU to meet with members to discuss recommended Terms of Settlement
After some back and forth, an International Longshore and Warehouse Union meeting will be held to discuss a recommended settlement. The stop work meeting is planned for next Tuesday in order to bring ...
Jul 21, 2023
Emergency Department Services at Kitimat General Hospital to be Interrupted Overnight Once Again Due to Physician Shortage
Emergency Department services at the Kitimat General Hospital will be interrupted once again overnight. Patients will experience interruptions between 7:00 tonight and 8:00 in the morning, as physicia...
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Ban on lawn sprinkling extended for Terrace residents
A sprinkling ban previously put in place for the City of Terrace has been expanded. Originally issued on July 6, the ban on lawn sprinkling has been extended though hand watering of shrubs or flowers ...
Jul 20, 2023
Guardians from Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations Help to Restore Once-Dwindling Caribou Herd in Northeast
Efforts to restore a dwindling caribou herd in the Northeast have begun to pay off for the Saulteau and West Moberly First Nations. Indigenous guardians from the two nations have been working for year...
Jul 20, 2023
Boil Water Advisory issued for Prince Rupert
Construction in Prince Rupert has prompted a boil water notice. The short term advisory is required in order to isolate the city's major water supply main in the Crestview area. Effective immediately,...
Jul 20, 2023