Category Archives: News

UPDATE: City of Terrace Issues Local State of Emergency, as Evacuation Alerts and Orders in the Area Continue to Grow
A local state of emergency has been declared for Areas B and C of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, as the Skeena River continues to rise. It comes alongside evacuation orders for properties i...
Jeff Blagden May 17, 2023

High Waters near the Skeena Bridge
Rob Young May 16, 2023

Witset Water Treatment Plant Temporarily Shutdown Following Unprecedented Rise in Turbidity
An unprecedented rise in turbidity levels has forced the Witset First Nation to temporarily shut down their water treatment plant. Nephelometric Turbidity Units, or NTUs, are used to measure the conce...
Jeff Blagden May 16, 2023 Photo shared to the Witset First Nation's Facebook page.

Seabridge Gold Sells Off $200 million Royalty Stake to Help Achieve Substantially Started Mark for KSM Mine
Seabridge Gold has sold off a small royalty stake in their KSM Mine project in exchange for roughly $200 million in funding. That deal will see the Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corporation ac...
Jeff Blagden May 16, 2023

Canada Introduces Legislation to Amend National Bail Laws, Following Unanimous Pleas from Premiers
Newly introduced Federal legislation looks to answer the pleas of Canada's Premiers by amending the country's bail rules. If passed, Bill C-48 would amend the Criminal Code to make it more difficult f...
Jeff Blagden May 16, 2023

Open House Being Held in Terrace as Treaty Negotiations Near Conclusion for Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations
Treaty negotiations are winding down for a pair of Tsimshian Nations, but community members still have opportunities to provide input. Both the Kitsumkalum and Kitselas First Nations are currently in ...
Jeff Blagden May 16, 2023

Five largest wildfires in BC prompting multiple evacuation alerts and orders in Peace Region
Multiple wildfires of note in the Peace Region are prompting evacuation alerts and orders from the BC Wildfire Service. Having grown to 43,270 hectares, the Donnie Creek wildfire is the largest of tho...
Morgyn Budden May 16, 2023

Extreme Flooding Postpones Grand Opening of New Child Care Centre in Gitwangak
Extreme flooding has forced the Village of Gitwangak to postpone the grand opening of their new child care centre, initially planned for today. Once it is safe to open, the new facility will welcome 5...
Jeff Blagden May 16, 2023

Skeena Sawmills Prepares for Re-Opening, as Another Northern Mill Announces Fresh Downtime
As one northern sawmill gets ready to restart operations, another is announcing unforeseen downtime. Workers began returning to Skeena Sawmills in Terrace last week, as the mill ramps up to a planned ...
Jeff Blagden May 16, 2023

District of Kitimat under water quality advisory
Due to elevated turbidity in the Kitimat River, Northern Health and the District of Kitimat have issued a water quality advisory. Effective since 8:15 pm last night it's recommended that children, pre...
Morgyn Budden May 16, 2023