Category Archives: News
Province Invests $500 million into BC Ferries in an Effort to Keep Annual Fare Increases Below 3%
A new $500 million provincial investment will help offset costs for BC Ferries in an effort to keep fare increases down. BC Ferries had been warning of a 10.4 percent annual fare increase over the nex...
Feb 27, 2023
UBCIC Calls for Province to Investigate and Address Incidents of Harassment Cited in MLA Melanie Mark's Resignation Speech
MLA Melanie Mark shocked the province when she announced her resignation in legislature last week. But what didn't shock everyone was the incidents of harassment and racism that Mark pointed to during...
Feb 27, 2023
City of Prince Rupert Creates Online Portal to Update Residents on Efforts to Replace City's Aging Infrastructure
Prince Rupert's aging municipal infrastructure has become a hot button topic of late for politicians from all levels of government. Calls to replace the failing infrastructure picked up speed in Decem...
Feb 27, 2023
BC Mines Act Permit for Proposed Blackwater Gold Min Referred to Ministry for Final Decision
After some delay, the permit review phase for the proposed Blackwater Gold Mine has finally come to an end. Project operator Artemis Gold says the BC Mines Act permit for the project has been referred...
Feb 27, 2023
U18 Tier 3 BC Hockey Championship
The BC Hockey U18 Tier 3 Hockey Championship will be in Terrace March 18th-23rd at the Terrace Sportsplex! This is the final year for a lot of the players in the Terrace U18 Rep Hockey Team as they ag...
Feb 24, 2023
Rural and Remote Treatment Access a Key Factor in BC's New $440 Million Cancer Care Action Plan
BC is launching a new 10-year cancer care action plan, fueled by an initial investment of $440 million. Under the plan, cancer care teams and service hours will be expanded, access to cancer screening...
Feb 24, 2023
Kitimat RCMP Looking for Man Who Punched a Resident for Asking Him to Move His Car So They Could Shovel
We've all heard stories of drivers leaving their cars to attack others in a fit of road rage, but... rarely in a parking lot. That's what Kitimat RCMP had to deal with when they were called out to a l...
Feb 24, 2023
BC Transit Re-Introduces Two Trips in Prince Rupert Cancelled Amid Staffing Issues in the Fall
BC Transit is reinstating a pair of Prince Rupert trips which had been cancelled in the Fall due to staffing challenges. But, with the addition of new operators, they will be able to re-open the trips...
Feb 24, 2023
Interior Health Selects Proponent for Cariboo Memorial Hospital Redevelopment, Work to Begin this Spring
Interior Health has signed a contract which will see redevelopment work at the Cariboo Memorial Hospital pick up this spring. Graham Design Builders LP has been selected to undertake the multi-phase p...
Feb 24, 2023
First Nation LNG Alliance Pens Letter to Premier Issuing Concern Over Future of LNG Development in BC
An apparent lack of commitment from the province has the First Nations LNG Alliance concerned over the future of liquid natural gas in BC. In an open letter addressed to Premier David Eby, the Allianc...
Feb 24, 2023