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Tourism Prince Rupert is Looking for Artists to Design a Welcome Mural Which Doubles as a Photo Opportunity for Visitors
Tourism Prince Rupert is calling for submissions from local artists who want their work to be remembered by visitors for years to come. One selected artist will be paid $1,000 to design a mural which ...
Apr 05, 2023
Mackenzie RCMP Release Sketch of Man Accused of Attempting to Lure a Student into his Truck
Mackenzie RCMP have released a composite sketch of a suspect accused of attempting to lure a local student into his truck She had been walking along Stuart Street at around 11:30 in the morning on Mar...
Apr 05, 2023
Richard "Rocky" Jackson Selected as New Dekama Quock Family Representative for the Tahltan Central Government
Richard "Rocky" Jackson has been selected as the new Dekama Quock Family Representative on the Tahltan Central Government's Board of Directors. Jackson took 71 of 110 total votes cast in last week's b...
Apr 05, 2023
Seabridge Gold Planning Extensive Drilling Program at Iskut, Centred Around Bronson Slope Breccia Pipe Discovered Last Year
Seabridge Gold is planning for an extensive 2023 drilling program at their 100 percent owned Iskut project site. That program is designed to test for deeper gold-copper porphyry systems and to expand ...
Apr 05, 2023
Rock Blasting Activities to be Conducted in Prince Rupert's Industrial Park Today
Crews from Storey's Excavating will be conducting rock blasting activities in Prince Rupert today. Blasts are scheduled to take place in the Industrial Park at 10:00 in the morning, at noon, and at 2:...
Apr 05, 2023
Province and First Nations partner to create Guardian training program
Partnering with First Nations Representatives, the province is providing $8.9 million towards land and resource co-management. Over the next 3 years, that funding will support the development of the G...
Apr 04, 2023
Province announces $214 million for school food programs
A new funding stream named Feeding Futures will provide access to healthy snacks at school. A total of $214 million will be invested by the province over three years to purchase healthy food and hire ...
Apr 04, 2023
General Chiefs Assembly approves Final Settlement Agreement revision for children who suffered under on-reserve child welfare system
First Nations leaders have approved a revised settlement which would compensate children who suffered under Canada's on-reserve child welfare system. That revision comes months after the Canadian Huma...
Apr 04, 2023
$4.1 Billion in Indigenous Spending in Budget 2023 Falls Well Short of Required Investments Highlighted by the AFN
Indigenous spending in Ottawa's recently tabled Federal budget falls well short of what is needed, according to the Assembly of First Nations. Budget 2023 includes $4.1 billion in Indigenous investmen...
Apr 04, 2023
UNBC Researcher Selected as UNESCO Co-Chair for Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods Project
A University of Northern BC researcher has been selected as a UNESCO Co-Chair for the Living Heritage and Sustainable Livelihoods project. Doctor Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville is an Associate Professo...
Apr 04, 2023 Photo of Dr. Agnieszka Pawlowska-Mainville provided by UNBC