Category Archives: News

Cedar LNG Provides Funding to Develop a Business Case for Bringing a Withdrawal Management and Treatment Centre to the Northwest
Funding has finally been secured to develop a business case for bringing a withdrawal management and treatment centre to the Northwest. Local communities have been arguing the human cost factor as a r...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023

Innovative Project Creates a Mixed-Stand of Coniferous and Deciduous Trees Around Granisle to Reduce Wildfire Risks
An innovative project to reduce wildfire risks and future threats around the Village of Granisle has now wrapped up. Since 2020, the Babine Lake Community Forest has been working to surround the villa...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023

Prince Rupert RCMP Looking to Identify Arson Suspect Following Two Fires at the Same Residence in Less than a Month
Police are on the lookout for a suspected arsonist following a pair of fires at the same Prince Rupert residence in less than a month. On the morning of January 30th, RCMP were called out to the home ...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023

Nuxalk Totem Pole Completes 1,000 km Journey Home, More than 100 Years After Being Taken
Hundreds of Nuxalk Nation members gathered in Bella Coola yesterday to welcome a stolen totem pole home for the first time in a century. Carved by Chief Louie Snuxyaltwa in the 1800s, the pole was sto...
Jeff Blagden Feb 21, 2023 Royal BC Museums former "Hall of Totems" exhibition. Courtesy of Royal BC Museum.

Chairperson announced for Residential School Documents Advisory Committee
A new committee for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation will see Chief Cadmus Delorme oversee discussions and decisions surrounding residential school related documents. In December of 20...
Morgyn Budden Feb 21, 2023

BC Oil and Gas Commission Gets Named Change, Expanded Board to Increase Oversight and Modernize
New changes to the BC Oil and Gas Commission are intended to increase oversight and modernize the province's energy regulator. From now on, the Commission will be known simply as the BC Energy Regulat...
Jeff Blagden Feb 17, 2023

DFO Not Renewing Licenses of Remaining Open-Net Pen Salmon Fish Farms in the Discovery Islands
After years of back-and-forth, the DFO has decided not to renew the licenses of open-net pen salmon fish farms in the Discovery Islands. In 2020, then-Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan issued an or...
Jeff Blagden Feb 17, 2023

Suspect Arrested in Fort St John After Stealing Multiple Firearms and a Video Game Console from a Charlie Lake Home
A suspect who stole a small arsenal of weapons from a Charlie Lake residence earlier this month probably wishes he left the video game console behind. On February 7th, RCMP received reports of a resid...
Jeff Blagden Feb 17, 2023

BC Hydro Opens Expression of Interest to Help Gauge Need for Electrical Transmission Infrastructure on the Northcoast
BC Hydro has issued an Expression of Interest to help gauge the need for new electrical transmission infrastructure on the Northcoast. With the region experiencing significant industrial growth in rec...
Jeff Blagden Feb 17, 2023

2022 Community Investment Donations from Trigon Pacific Terminals Surpass $175,000
Trigon Pacific Terminals has released their first Report to the Community, highlighting investments made on the Northcoast. In 2022, Trigon donated more than $175,000 to organizations and community gr...
Jeff Blagden Feb 17, 2023