Category Archives: News
Provincial funding supports new professional truck driving training in the northwest
A new training program for prospective professional truck drivers will be starting up for people in the northwest. Go Team Professional Training LTD is receiving $995,000 from the province to deliver ...
Apr 28, 2023
New funding will help art councils recover from COVID-19 pandemic
To support artists throughout the province, the BC Arts Council will distribute $34.5 million. Through the province, $30 million of that will be distributed across 337 arts organizations while they re...
Apr 28, 2023
Province ratifies nursing agreement and invests in new staffing model
An agreement has been ratified between the Nurses Bargaining Association and the Health Employers Association of BC while BC implements a new staffing model. A new three year agreement will see wage i...
Apr 28, 2023
Province creates fund to support UNDRIP implementation
To support the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the province has established a whole new fund. The Declaration Act Engagement fund is meant to help...
Apr 28, 2023
Province buys property to house displaced tenants in Terrace
After months of mystery for the tenants of the Coachman Apartments, the province is getting involved. Through BC Housing, the province has bought the old Mumfords Lodge property to provide 19 affordab...
Apr 28, 2023
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach renews calls for tugboat regulation ahead of National Day of Mourning
A question of tugboat safety has been raised ahead of the National Day of Mourning. Two years after the fatal tugboat Ingenika sinking, the Transportation Safety Board finally made 4 recommendations t...
Apr 27, 2023
RCMP reviewing armistice draft according to Gitxsan Huwilp Government
RCMP leadership continue to review the Gitxsan Huwilp Government's proposed Military Armistice Agreement. Originally presented on April 25, the proposal sees a request to limit the RCMP's controversia...
Apr 27, 2023
Special public avalanche warning in effect for western Canada
In partnership with Parks Canada and Kananaskis Country, the province is issuing a Special Public Avalanche Warning. Effective immediately through May 1, a dramatic increase in temperature is expected...
Apr 27, 2023
Completed mitigation and planning projects prepare flood prone communities
A joint federal and provincial funding program has seen the completion of projects to better prepare BC for flooding. 24 flood mitigation, risk and hazard assessment projects have been completed with ...
Apr 27, 2023
Northwest Fire Centre warns of dry conditions and reminds public to take precautions when burning
Over the next week, the Northwest Fire centre are forecasting warmer temperatures and lower humidity levels, prompting caution. With those predictions, the BC Wildfire Service is encouraging the publi...
Apr 26, 2023