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More than 80 Active Wildfires Burn in Northwest, with 300 Province-Wide as Evacuation Orders and Alerts Grow
Wildfire crews are continuing to battle over 80 active fires in the Northwest Fire Centre, and more than 300 across the Province. A local state of emergency remains in effect for the Stikine, with an ...
Jul 12, 2023
Third Annual British Columbia Reconciliation Award recipients announced
Recipients of the third annual British Columbia Reconciliation Award have been announced. In partnership with the BC Achievement Foundation, the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of BC announced the 6...
Jul 12, 2023
Federal Labour Minister Provides Settlement Proposal to End Port Worker Strike, Sides Have 24 Hours to Respond
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has stepped in to try to bring an end to the port worker strike as it hits a dozen days. Members of the International Longshore Workers Union went on strike on J...
Jul 12, 2023
Assembly of First Nations Kicks Off 44th Annual General Assembly, While Questions Swirl Over Ex-National Chief
It was an eventful day as the Assembly of First Nations 44th Annual General Assembly got underway in Halifax yesterday. Ex-National Chief RoseAnne Archibald attended the meeting virtually after she wa...
Jul 12, 2023 Assembly of First Nations Logo // Courtesy: Assembly of First Nations (AFN)
New Conservation Projects Will Protect Sheep, Elk, Moose, and More in the Omineca-Peace Region this Year
Sheep, elk, and humans alike will benefit from over $8 million in funding from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation this year. In total, that funding will be split between 167 fish and wildlife c...
Jul 12, 2023
Prince Rupert RCMP seeking help in locating missing woman
Prince Rupert RCMP are asking for the publics' help in locating a missing woman. 45 year old Amanda Dawn Wilder was last seen on July 8th. Wilder is described as a 5 foot 4 Caucasian woman weighing 16...
Jul 12, 2023
Wildfires prompt more evacuations near Houston
Wildfires burning in the Northwest Fire Centre continue to prompt multiple evcuation notices in the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako. All properties accessed by Buck Flats road and going south unt...
Jul 12, 2023
Wages Take Centre Stage as Port Worker Strike Rolls On Following a Brief Resumption of Negotiations This Weekend
Wages have now taken centre stage in the dispute between port workers and their employers as they search for a new agreement. Members of the International Longshore Workers Union, who work at 29 ports...
Jul 11, 2023
Hospital in Bella Bella Given New, Heiltsuk, Erasing Old Name's Ties to Discriminatory Policies
A hospital in Bella Bella has been given a new, Heiltsuk name, to honour the Nation whose territory it calls home. From now on, the facility formerly known as RW Large Memorial hospital, will carry th...
Jul 11, 2023
Annual General Assembly Begins as Assembly of First Nations Appoints Interim National Chief Amid Dispute with Expelled Chief
Today marks the start of the Assembly of First Nations Annual General Assembly, and it comes at an interesting time. Earlier this month, the Assembly voted to expel National Chief RoseAnne Archibald f...
Jul 11, 2023 Assembly of First Nations Logo // Courtesy: Assembly of First Nations (AFN)