Category Archives: News
Ottawa Invests in Comfort at Prince Rupert's Lester Centre with Funding for Seat Replacement Project
Efforts to make the Lester Centre a bit more comfy for theatre-goers in Prince Rupert have gained the support of Ottawa. An $85,000 grant has been provided through Heritage Canada in support of the Ce...
Jul 18, 2023 Photo from Lester Centre's funding announcement
2023 Wildfire Season Officially Surpasses 2018 as the Worst on Record for BC, with Nearly 1.4 Million Hectares Burned
With nearly 1.4 million hectares burned since April, the 2023 wildfire season has officially surpassed 2018 as the worst in BC's history. At the moment, there are nearly 400 active blazes burning prov...
Jul 18, 2023
Assembly of First Nations Passes 33 Resolutions at Eventful Annual General Assembly
Last week was a busy one for the Assembly of First Nations, who welcomed more than 1,500 individuals to their Annual General Assembly. Initial headlines centred around recently expelled National Chief...
Jul 17, 2023 Assembly of First Nations Logo // Courtesy: Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
Anishinaabe UBC professor appointed as UN Expert Mechanism Chair
A professor at UBC and world expert on global Indigenous politics has been appointed as a United Nations chair. Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot has been appointed as chair of the United Nations Expert Mechanism ...
Jul 17, 2023
Brady Road Blockade to Move to Human Rights Museum to Continue Calls to Search Prairie Green Landfill After Injunction Takes Effect
Those fighting for justice at a blockade set-up outside a Manitoba landfill aren't letting a recently issued injunction order stop them. Last June, police uncovered the remains of Crane River First Na...
Jul 17, 2023
Four Stop-Worker Orders Lifted Along Coastal GasLink Pipeline Route, Leaving Just One in Effect
Four more stop-work orders have been lifted along the Coastal GasLink pipeline route, leaving just one active order in place. Each of the orders were initially issued by the Environmental Assessment O...
Jul 17, 2023 Photo of impacted area, posted to Coastal GasLink's website
Prince Rupert Among Nine Communities Selected to Host New Substance-Use and Mental Health Crisis Support Teams
Prince Rupert has been selected as a host for one of nine new substance-use and mental health crisis support teams. Mobile Integrates Crisis Response Teams pair a police officer with a health care wor...
Jul 17, 2023
7.2 Magnitude Weekend Earthquake Prompts Brief Tsunami Advisory in Alaska, No Threats to BC
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake from the weekend had some Alaskan residents ready to evacuate, but the threat was short-lived. According to the US National Weather Service, the quake hit just over 100 kilo...
Jul 17, 2023
Crew Members Giving Tours of Traditional Polynesian Voyaging Canoe in Prince Rupert this Afternoon
Prince Rupert residents looking to get a first-hand look at a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe will have a chance to do just that today. Hkle'a stopped off at the port on Friday after two months ...
Jul 17, 2023 Photo of docked Hōkūle‘a in Prince Rupert, provided by the City of Prince Rupert
Wildfire Season Set to Surpass 1.3 Million Hectares Burned for Only the Second Time in the Province's History
We are now officially in the middle of the second worst wildfire season in BC's history, with nearly 1.3 million hectares burned so far. But with more than 370 active wildfires, 250 of which are liste...
Jul 17, 2023