Category Archives: News
Coastal GasLink Issued Four Stop Work Orders for Erosion and Sediment Control Failures, Proactively Shuts Down Work
Coastal GasLink has received four new stop work orders, as they continue to struggle with erosion and sediment control challenges. Issued by the Environmental Assessment Office last weekend, the order...
May 09, 2023 Photo of impacted area, posted to Coastal GasLink's website
BC River Forecast Centre Maintains Advisories in the Northwest, Downgrades Some in the Interior
A number of advisories remain in place as winter snowpacks continue to melt, prompting river levels to rise across the Province. BC's River Forecast Centre is maintaining a high streamflow advisory fo...
May 09, 2023
BC Wildfire Service Still Lists Three Fires of Note Province-Wide, All in Prince George Fire Centre
There are still three fires of note listed by the BC Wildfire Service, all burning within the Prince George Fire Centre. While it hasn't grown since yesterday, the Boundary Lake fire near the Alberta ...
May 09, 2023
Prince Rupert Finalizes 2023 Property Tax Increase and Financial Plan, Introduces New Borrowing Bylaw
After months of consultations and deliberations, Prince Rupert City Council has finally passed their 2023 Property Tax Rates Bylaw. It locks in a municipal mill rate increase of 12.5 percent, meaning ...
May 09, 2023
Terrace officially sees highest tax increase, alongside a 2022 surplus
Terrace residents will officially be seeing a 10.33% municipal property tax increase, marking the highest to date. Approved in council last night, residential homeowners will be paying $4.27 per $1,00...
May 09, 2023
Proposed legislation would follow "polluter pays" principle
New amendments may be made to legislation to ensure high-risk industrial projects are held accountable. Proposed legislation would make companies responsible for the full cost of environmental clean u...
May 09, 2023
New Funding from Province Helps Northern First Nations Improve Access to Clean Energy
Improved access to clean energy is on the way for a pair of northern First Nations, thanks to new provincial funding. A $177,000 investment will help the Binche Whut'en First Nation install a solar an...
May 08, 2023
High Streamflow Advisories in Place Across Much of Northwest, Though Flood Risks Remain Relatively Low
River levels are on the rise across the province, though flood risks in the Northwest remain relatively low, according to the River Forecast Centre. A high streamflow advisory remains in place for the...
May 08, 2023
Three Wildfires of Note Burning in Prince George Fire Centre, Two Prompting Evacuation Orders and Alerts
There are three active wildfires of note in BC, according to the Wildfire Service, and all are burning in the Prince George Fire Centre. Covering over 5,900 hectares near the Alberta border, east of F...
May 08, 2023
World Health Organization Declares an End to Covid-19 Global Emergency
COVID-19 is no longer classified as a global health emergency according to the World Health Organization. In response, provincial health minister Adrian Dix and health officer Bonnie Henry said in a s...
May 05, 2023