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Prince Rupert RCMP Request Public Assistance to Locate Woman Wanted on Multiple Warrants from 2020
Prince Rupert RCMP are seeking public assistance to locate a woman wanted on multiple warrants from 2020. 25 year-old Chante Leah Low is wanted on counts of assault and mischief under $5,000. She is d...
Jeff Blagden Feb 08, 2023 Photo courtesy of Prince Rupert RCMP

Skeena Sawmills Announces Indefinite Temporary Shutdown of Operations Following Three Week Log Scale Closure
Skeena Sawmills has become the latest forestry company to implement a temporary shutdown as a result of the weak lumber market. High operating costs, a weak fibre supply, and regulatory changes have f...
Jeff Blagden Feb 08, 2023

AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald Says First Nations will not be Advocated for, Following Exclusion from Health Care Talks
First Nations leaders are speaking out over their exclusion from health care talks between the Provinces and Ottawa this week. Yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced a new plan for the tw...
Jeff Blagden Feb 08, 2023

Man Who Opened Fire on a Kitwanga Rest Stop Arrested After Fleeing Police Across the Northwest
Two RCMP detachments teamed up on Monday to arrest a man who opened fire on a Kitwanga rest stop, before fleeing across the northwest. Witnesses reported the man pulling into the lot in a pick-up truc...
Jeff Blagden Feb 08, 2023

ICBC gives winter driving tips amid several road incidents in the northwest
Weather conditions in the northwest have resulted in a series of recent road incidents so ICBC is giving tips on how to stay safe on the road during the winter season. Two accidents occurred in Terrac...
Morgyn Budden Feb 08, 2023 ICBC gives winter driving tips amid several road accidents in the northwest. Photo by Morgyn Budden/CFNR.

Prince Rupert's Port Interpretive Centre Set to Close Down Beginning Next Week to Allow for Renovations
Big changes are in store for the Prince Rupert Port Authority's Port Interpretive Centre, as it gets set to undergo renovations. Upgrades to the facility, which also serves as the Visitor Information ...
Jeff Blagden Feb 08, 2023 Photo provided by the Prince Rupert Port Authority.

Prince Rupert Switches Back Over to Primary Water Supply, Following the Completion of the Woodworth Dam Replacement
Work to replace the Woodworth Dam in Prince Rupert has now wrapped up, allowing the City to switch back to their primary water supply. Construction of the new dam began in 2020 with the intent of crea...
Jeff Blagden Feb 08, 2023

Coalition Calls for Ottawa to Earmark $6 billion to Develop National Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy
Representatives from the National Urban Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy Coalition are calling on Ottawa to fund that strategy. They are urging the Federal government to fulfill their co...
Jeff Blagden Feb 07, 2023

Former Interior Health Chief Medical Officer Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting a Friend's Child in Alberta
A former Chief Medical Officer for Interior Health has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a young boy in Alberta. After 16 years as a medical officer in Alberta, Dr Albert de Villiers moved to K...
Jeff Blagden Feb 07, 2023

Charges Laid Against Tugboat Ingenika Operator 2 Years After Fatal Sinking, MP Taylor Bachrach Calls on Feds to Better Protect Workers
Charges have finally been levied against the operator of a tugboat which sank near Kitimat two years ago, claiming two lives in the process. On the morning of February 11th, 2021, the tugboat Ingenika...
Jeff Blagden Feb 07, 2023