Category Archives: News
LNG Canada Project Passes Major Milestone After Successfully Completing Hydrostatic Test of LNG Storage Tank
Work on the LNG Canada project in Kitimat has surpassed another major milestone after completing a hydrotest of their LNG storage tank. In an effort to show the tank's integrity, crews pumped it full ...
Jul 24, 2023
Ottawa Invests $2.5 Million in Pair of Programs to Support the Mental Health of Indigenous Peoples
Ottawa is providing $2.5 million for two programs to improve mental health supports for Indigenous peoples. Both projects are led by the First Peoples Wellness Circle and seek to address the dispariti...
Jul 24, 2023
Union of BC Indian Chiefs Calls on Canada to Co-Develop Legislation to Reduce Impacts of Factory Farming
An open letter from the Union of BC Indian Chiefs calls on Canada to co-develop legislation to reduce the impacts of factory farming. Last month, the UBCIC unanimously passed a resolution which reject...
Jul 24, 2023
ILWU Leadership Caucus to Recommend Ratification of Proposed Settlement at Union Vote Tomorrow Morning
Port workers in BC will be taking the 8:00 shift off tomorrow morning to vote on whether or not to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement. According to the BC Maritime Employers Association, tha...
Jul 24, 2023
Two of Three Northern Ridings Remain Unchanged as Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission Tables Final Report
BC's two largest federal ridings will remain untouched heading into the 2025 election. On Friday, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission tabled their final report on how to redistibute the countr...
Jul 24, 2023
Guardians from a Pair of Coastal First Nations to Receive Park Ranger Badges as Part of Historic Agreement from Last Year
Guardian Watchmen from a pair of First Nations along the coast now share the same powers as BC Park Rangers on their land. After 12 years of discussions, the Kitasoo Xai'Xais and Nuxalk Nations signed...
Jul 24, 2023
New Sign Up at Ferry Island, Final Project Will Tell History of Ferry Island
Locals and regular visitors to Ferry Island in Terrace will notice a stunning new sign welcoming them to the site. Crafted by renowned local artist Joerg Jung of JJ's WoodArt, the nearly completed sig...
Jul 24, 2023 Photo from the City of Terrace's Facebook page
Final Stop-Work Orders Lifted Along Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route, After Having Ten Active in Late May
All stop-work orders which had been in place along the Coastal GasLink pipeline's 670 kilometre route have now been lifted. In late-May, CGL had been staring down the barrel of ten stop-work orders, a...
Jul 24, 2023
Wildfire Crews Make Progress Over the Weekend, Hundreds of Fires Still Burning Out of Control
Rain in many regions helped crews battling wildfires in the north, but nearly 300 out-of-control fires continue to burn province-wide. An evacuation order north of Francois Lake remains in place, thou...
Jul 24, 2023
Online tool launched to monitor old growth logging in BC
A new surveillance system has been launched to demonstrate old growth logging in BC. Stand.Earth Research Group has launched the Forest Eye program combining Government data, remote sensing, and satel...
Jul 21, 2023