Category Archives: News
Riverboat Days out in full force this year
For the first time since 2019, Terrace residents can look forward to a full slate of events when Riverboat Days festivities get underway later this week. Covid forced the cancellation of the annual ce...
Jul 25, 2022
Pope Francis Apologizes for Catholic Church's Role in Residential School Tragedy as Part of Canadian Pilgrimage of Penance
Pope Francis has issued a second apology for the Catholic Church's role in the Residential School tragedy, this time on Canadian soil. He did so during an address given this morning at the site of the...
Jul 25, 2022
Old Skeena Bridge Rehabilitation Work in Terrace Begins Today
Long-awaited rehabilitation work on the Old Skeena Bridge in Terrace is finally getting underway today. Construction on the 97 year-old bridge was initially supposed to begin in April, but had to be d...
Jul 25, 2022
Extreme Heat Warnings Issued for North and Central Coasts, Bulkley Valley and Lakes, and Cariboo
A heat wave rolling through BC this week has prompted Extreme Heat Warnings for the Northcoast, Central Coast, Cariboo, and Bulkley Valley and Lakes. On the Northcoast, near Terrace and Kitimat, as we...
Jul 25, 2022
Penitential Visit Kicks Off as Pope Lands in Edmonton for 6-day Visit With Indigenous Peoples in Canada
Pope Francis was welcomed with drumming, cameras, and crowds as he landed in Edmonton yesterday for the first leg of his Canada visit. Described by the Pontiff as a Pilgrimage of Penance, the visit, t...
Jul 25, 2022
Upgraded conviction for murder nearby Prince George in 2015 upheld by Canadian Supreme Court
Canada's Supreme Court, the highest level of court in the entire country, has made the decision to uphold a first degree murder conviction for a murder back in 2015. This decision was released yesterd...
Jul 22, 2022
BC Ferries fire their President and CEO
It was announced earlier today that the BC Ferry Services Board has handed their President and CEO Mark Collins his walking papers. After spending 18 years with BC Ferries and the last 5 as CEO, Colli...
Jul 22, 2022
City of Williams Lake likely to sign memorandum of understanding relating to Landslide Complex
A memorandum of understanding is expected to be signed by the Cariboo Regional District, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the City of Williams Lake regarding an assessment and inv...
Jul 22, 2022
First Nations Communities Will No Longer Be Required to Give Up Federal Tax Exemption on Reserve Lands When Signing Modern Treaties
First Nations will no longer be required to give up their federal tax exemption on reserve lands when signing a modern treaty. Previously, the Modern Treaty process required Nations to give up that ri...
Jul 22, 2022
Numbers go up in latest BC COVID update
The province of BC saw an uptick in total Covid cases last week, but the North's numbers went down, as did hospitalizations, according to the CDC's weekly report. Between July 10th and the 16th, the p...
Jul 22, 2022