Category Archives: News
Port Workers and Employers Remain in a Stalemate as ILWU Canada Strike Nears the End of its First Week
Contract negotiations remain on pause as port workers and their employers continue to lock heads on day seven of strike action. According to the BC Maritime Employers Association, the strike has alrea...
Jul 07, 2023
Tahltan Central Government Reminds Members of Delay to Food Fishery Opening Date
Tahltan Nation members are being reminded of a delay to the Food, Social, and Ceremonial Fishery opening date. Initially scheduled to open on July 1st, the date was delayed until the 12th, following c...
Jul 07, 2023
First Nations Health Authority open up logo design contest
Celebrating their 10 year anniversary, the First Nations Health Authority is looking for a special logo. The authority is looking for original designs from Indigenous youths aged 16-25. Interested par...
Jul 07, 2023
Prince Rupert Residents Opposed to City's $45 Million Borrowing Plans Have Until August 14th to Let Them Know
Residents of Prince Rupert have just over a month to have their say on a pair of proposed loan authorization bylaws. With the cost to repair the City's aging water and sewer infrastructure pegged at o...
Jul 06, 2023
Fort St John RCMP Seek Public Assistance to Locate Missing Man
Fort St John RCMP are requesting public assistance to locate a man who was last seen on July 2nd. 61 year-old Mike Belick was last spotted leaving his home in Baldonnel, just east of the City, on foot...
Jul 06, 2023
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Files Lawsuit Regarding Exclusion of Non-Status Indigenous People from Education Benefits
A lawsuit seeking to end the exclusion of non-status Indigenous people from post-secondary education benefits has been filed in Federal Court. Filed by the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, the suit nam...
Jul 06, 2023
2023 Already Third Worst Wildfire Season in BC's History With Lightning Season Just Getting Underway
It's already the third worst wildfire season in the Province's history, and with over 100 active wildfires, it may not be slowing down soon. 2018 holds the record for most hectares burned in a single ...
Jul 06, 2023
Trigon Export Terminal the Only in Terminal in BC to Receive a Perfect Score on Green Marine's Performance Report
Trigon's multi-commodity export terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert stands alone as the top terminal in BC, according to a new report. They were the only terminal in the province to receive a perfec...
Jul 06, 2023
MP Taylor Bachrach Renews Calls to Improve Rail Safety on 10th Anniversary of the Lac-Magantic Disaster
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach is continuing his fight to improve rail safety on the 10th anniversary of the Lac-Megantic tragedy. On this day in 2013, a 73-car freight train carrying crude ...
Jul 06, 2023
City of Terrace Bans Lawn Watering to Conserve Water for Fire Crews Amid Record Breaking Temperature Forecasts
With record breaking heat blanketing the Northwest, and heat waves in place, the City of Terrace is looking to conserve water. As a result, they have placed a temporary ban on lawn watering, beginning...
Jul 06, 2023