Category Archives: News
MP Taylor Bachrach Calls for Changes to Employment Insurance to Support Sawmill Workers in Houston and Chetwynd
Upcoming closures at two northern sawmills have Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach calling for changes to Employment Insurance. Last week, Canfor announced a restructuring of their operations pl...
Feb 01, 2023
Quesnel Utilizes Innovative Holistic Approaches to Wildfire Mitigation to Improve Sustainability of the Forestry Industry
As the province continues to brainstorm ways to make the forestry industry more sustainable, the City of Quesnel is doing just that. Years of devastation prompted by the mountain pine beetle infestati...
Feb 01, 2023 Photo provided by Forest Enhancement Society of BC.
Kitimat Dog Owners Reminded to Renew Licences by February 15th
Dog owners in Kitimat who haven't done so already are running out of time to renew their licences. In Kitimat, dog licences expire on December 31st of each year, and renewals or new licence purchases ...
Jan 31, 2023
Prince Rupert and Port Edward Set Aside Differences and Sign New Agreement to Support Regional Interests
Two northcoast communities are setting aside their differences and joining forces to support their shared interests. Officials from the City of Prince Rupert and District of Port Edward have committed...
Jan 31, 2023 Photo courtesy of the City of Prince Rupert.
Coast Funds Releases Report Highlighting 15 Years of Indigenous-led Conservation in the Great Bear Rainforest and Haida Gwaii
Coast Funds has released a new report highlighting 15 years of Indigenous conservation in the Northwest. Founded in 2007, Coast Funds is an Indigenous-led conservation finance organization serving 27 ...
Jan 31, 2023
MP Taylor Bachrach Chastises Liberals in Question Period for Allowing Airlines to Exploit Loopholes to Avoid Paying Passenger Compensation
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is continuing to push the Liberal government for better air passenger protections. As NDP Transportation critic, Bachrach has been highly critical of Canada's ...
Jan 31, 2023
BC Records 2,272 Illicit Overdose Deaths in 2022, Northern Health Sees Highest Rate of Overdose Deaths of Any Authority This Decade
Northern Health saw the highest rate of illicit drug overdose deaths of any Health Authority this decade in 2022. According to preliminary data from the Coroners' Service, the Authority recorded 59.5 ...
Jan 31, 2023
RCMP Asks Residents to Keep and Eye Out for Boat and Trailer Stolen from Port Edward
Residents of the Northcoast are being asked to keep an eye out for a boat and trailer stolen from Port Edward this weekend. RCMP were called to the North King Lodge on Boundary Drive just after midnig...
Jan 30, 2023
$10-a-day Child Care Program Extended to 12 New Facilities, 3 in the North
12 new facilities have been added to the Province's $10-a-day Child Care Program, including three in the North. That program reduces the cost of full-time, centre-based child care by an average of $80...
Jan 30, 2023
RCMP Seize Literal Boatload of Drugs and Weapons from Liveaboard Vessel in Masset
A drug trafficking investigation in Masset from earlier this month has resulted in the seizure of a literal boatload of drugs and weapons. RCMP obtained a warrant to search a liveaboard vessel moored ...
Jan 30, 2023