Category Archives: News
Metlakatla Wilderness Trail Set to Re-Open Soon, After a Wind Storm Put it Out of Commission for Over 5 Years
Members of the Metlakatla First Nation gathered yesterday to celebrate the re-opening of the community's world class hiking trail. Wrapping around the shoreline north of the community, the 8 kilometre...
May 26, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Prince Rupert Port Authority.
Old Skeena Bridge in Terrace Now Scheduled to Re-Open Tomorrow
Drivers in Terrace should see traffic congestion on Highway 16 begin to ease up, as the Old Skeena Bridge gets set to re-open. According to DriveBC, work on the bridge has now wrapped up, and traffic ...
May 26, 2023 File photo of the old skeena bridge
Valhalla Fest continues to grow by bringing EDM to northwest people
For another year, a plot of land off Highway 16 between Terrace and Prince Rupert takes the form of Valhalla. Since 2018, Valhalla Fest, an electronic music festival, has been bringing people from aro...
May 26, 2023 Valhalla Fest 2021. Photo Courtesy of Valhalla Fest.
Coast Guard Gets Funding for 61 New Small Vessels for Use in Shallow and Inland Bodies of Water
Canadian Coast Guard detachments who operate in shallow or inland bodies of water will soon have access to a slew of new vessels. A fresh $2.5 billion investment will allow the Federal Government to p...
May 25, 2023 Coast Guard Photo of CCGS McIntyre Bay
New Dirty Dozen Report Highlights BC's Most Polluting and Risky Mines as BC Mining Months Comes to an End
With the province getting set to close off BC Mining Month, a pair of organizations are highlighting the industry's risks and shortcomings. That comes via the BC Mining Law Reform Network and SkeenaWi...
May 25, 2023
Coastal GasLink Issued More Stop Work Orders as Sediment and Erosion Control Continues to Prove Challenging
Coastal GasLink has been issued another set of stop-work orders covering five sections of their 670 kilometre pipeline route. Each follow inspections which found CGL had failed to implement measures t...
May 25, 2023 Map of areas covered under May 19th stop work orders, provided by Coastal GasLink
Prince Rupert Council Give First and Second Reading to ByLaw Amendment Which Would Allow 40-unit Housing Development to Go Ahead
A proposed housing development in Prince Rupert is now a step closer to fruition, though it's still unclear what kind of housing it will bring. City Council gave first and second readings to a by-law ...
May 25, 2023
Eligible First Nations Reminded to Submit Claims for Compensation through the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement
Members of First Nations communities subject to long-term drinking water advisories are running out of time to register for compensation. Originally approved in 2021, the First Nations Drinking Water ...
May 25, 2023
Trio of Traffic Incidents Kept Kitimat RCMP Busy Yesterday
Yesterday was a busy one for RCMP in Kitimat, who were called out to a trio of traffic-related incidents. One of the incidents actually occurred overnight, when a single vehicle rolled over while driv...
May 25, 2023
BC United MLA Pens Letter Urging Province to Establish a Detox Centre in Terrace to Address Northwest Treatment Gap
A pair of BC United MLAs are urging the Province to answer the pleas of Northwesterners by establishing a detox centre in Terrace. Despite the Northwest consistently recording the highest rates of ill...
May 24, 2023