Category Archives: News
New Signs Installed in Prince Rupert Showcase Local Artists, Sm'algyax Language, and City's New Branding
Prince Rupert residents may notice some new signs around town featuring the City's new branding and showcasing the work of local artists. Installed by Tourism Prince Rupert over the past week, the new...
Feb 07, 2023 Photos from Visit Prince Rupert and City of Prince Rupert Facebook pages.
New Legislation Would Officially Enshrine Truth and Reconciliation Day as a Stat for All BC Workers
New legislation has been introduced which would enshrine the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as an official statutory holiday in BC. If passed, it would make BC just the second province to o...
Feb 07, 2023
Town of Smithers Offers Support for Neighbouring Communities in Light of String of Northern Sawmill Closures
Officials from the Town of Smithers are offering support for their neighbours, in light of a slew of sawmill closures in the north. Last month, Canfor announced the temporary closure of their Houston ...
Feb 06, 2023
Carrier Sekani Family Services Looking to Get Funding to Families of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Carrier Sekani Family Services is looking to connect families of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder with the funding they need. Together with the Vancouver Foundation, they are working to d...
Feb 06, 2023
MP Taylor Bachrach Appointed NDP Deputy Critic for the DFO and Canadian Coastguard
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has been appointed as the NDP's deputy critic for the DFO and Canadian Coastguard. Bachrach will bring a crucial, and long-absent, north coast point of view to...
Feb 06, 2023
15 West Coast First Nations Endorse New Marine Protected Area Network for North Coast Alongside BC and Ottawa
Ottawa, BC, and 15 west coast First Nations are endorsing a new Marine Protected Area Network Action Plan. Developed through two decades of collaboration, the Plan seeks to protect portions of the 100...
Feb 06, 2023
PRPA Pitches in to Help Improve Safety, Efficiency, and Space at Salvation Army Community Kitchen in Prince Rupert
Newly completed upgrades to their community kitchen will ensure the Salvation Army can continue to support Prince Rupert's growing needs. Those upgrades will bring the facility in line with commercial...
Feb 06, 2023 Photo courtesy of Prince Rupert Port Authority
Northern Health Working to Prevent Emergency Department Service Interruptions in Masset, Amid Staffing Challenges
Temporary emergency department service interruptions may be in store for the Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital in the coming months. Northern Health says that the Masset-based facility is experiencing dif...
Feb 03, 2023
Kitimat invests in new local composting facility
The District of Kitimat has invested in a new compost facility in an effort to reduce their community's greenhouse gas emissions. With both the provincial and federal governments chipping in $910,000 ...
Feb 03, 2023
Taseko Mines in Discussions to Purchase an Even Greater Stake in the Gibraltar Mine
Taseko Mines may be set to purchase an even larger stake in the Gibraltar Mine. Currently, Taseko owns 75 percent of the Williams Lake are mine, while Cariboo Copper Corporation holds the remaining qu...
Feb 03, 2023