Category Archives: News
Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad Joins Conservative Party of BC, Becoming their Only Sitting Member in Legislature
Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad has joined the Conservative Party of BC, after being kicked out of the Liberal Caucus last summer. Rustad was removed from the party last August after sharing a disproven...
Feb 16, 2023
GR Baker Memorial Hospital Addition Gets Indigenous Companion Name Including both Carrier and Chilcotin Languages
A nearly completed expansion to Quesnel's GR Baker Memorial Hospital has been given a name which reflects the territory it was built on. Northern Health has unveiled a new Indigenous companion name fo...
Feb 16, 2023 Photo courtesy of Northern Health
B.C. announces $6.3 million towards firefighting equipment and training
BC has announced that $6.3 million will be distributed towards firefighting equipment and training. Distributed through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund, the funding will be split between 114...
Feb 16, 2023
DFO to Open Commercial Pacific Herring Fisheries in Prince Rupert and Central Coast Districts, in a Limited Capacity
Commercial fisheries will once again be able to harvest Pacific herring on the North and Central coasts this year, though in a limited capacity. Low populations and conservation concerns had forced th...
Feb 16, 2023
Two Northern Communities Among Twelve Benefiting from Funding to Improve Indigenous Cultural Safety in Emergency Management
A $562,000 provincial investment will help improve Indigenous cultural safety and humility in local emergency management. Two Northern communities are among 12 benefiting from the funding, which comes...
Feb 16, 2023
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to Step Down Next Month
Controversial RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki has announced her intent to retire next month. Lucki took over as the force's 24th commissioner in 2018, and has faced strong criticism from both sides of ...
Feb 16, 2023
Repatriated Nuxalk Totem Pole Makes it to Williams Lake, Completing Roughly Half of its Journey Home After 100 Years Away
A ceremony was held in Williams Lake yesterday to welcome a delegation from the Nuxalk Nation as they guide a long-lost totem pole home. Carved by Chief Louie Snuxyaltwa in the 1800s, the pole was sto...
Feb 16, 2023 Royal BC Museums former "Hall of Totems" exhibition. Courtesy of Royal BC Museum.
B.C. announces new investments for old growth forests and jobs fund
The Province has announced fresh funding to both protect old growth forests and support innovation in the forestry industry. As part of an eight point plan to protect old growth forests, $25 million w...
Feb 16, 2023
Hypercharge Networks to Install New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations at a Pair of School District 52 Sites
School District 52 has partnered with a Vancouver-based company to bring two new electric vehicle charging stations to the Prince Rupert area. Hypercharge Networks will provide the level 3 DC fast cha...
Feb 15, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP Seeking Public Assistance to Locate Wanted Man
Prince Rupert RCMP are seeking public assistance to help locate a wanted man. 58 year-old John Rufus Brown is wanted on charges of driving while prohibited, stemming from two separate warrants from 20...
Feb 15, 2023