Category Archives: News
Health Canada Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5 years Old
Health Canada has approved its first Covid-19 vaccination for children between 6 months and 5 years olds. Known as Spikevax, the Moderna-made vaccine is given in doses a quarter of the size of those g...
Jul 14, 2022
$17.3 million in funding going towards development in Prince George that will protect women and children from violence
It was announced earlier today that $17.3 million in funding will be used to help construct the development that will be known as My Sister's Place. This development will be providing 55 homes to chil...
Jul 14, 2022
New Woodland License Gives Lheidli T'enneh Exclusive Rights Over an Additional 200,000 Hectares of Forests
A new license agreement will expand the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation's exclusive harvesting rights over an additional 200,000 hectares of forests. That license, the largest First Nations Woodland Lice...
Jul 14, 2022
Ottawa Providing More than $35 million to Support Indigenous Communities During Papal Visit Later This Month
Ottawa is providing more than $35 million in funding for Indigenous communities to support activities related to the upcoming Papal visit. Pope Francis is set to visit Canada between July 24th and the...
Jul 14, 2022
BC Parks asks people to follow Camper's Code on Parks day
With this Saturday being Parks day in Canada, BC Parks is asking that everyone who makes their way to a national park this weekend follows the Camper's Code. This code is meant to ensure that everyone...
Jul 14, 2022
Province Once Again on Pace to Break Illicit Drug Overdose Record in 2022, North Sees Highest Overdose Death Rate in May
195 illicit drug overdose deaths in May have the province once again on pace to break their annual record total. That figure represents the most illicit overdose deaths ever recorded in the month of M...
Jul 14, 2022
False Overdue Boater Report Prompts Kitimat RCMP to Remind Boaters to Notify Family When They Return, and to Prepare Trip Plans
A false alarm from, this weekend has Kitimat RCMP reminding boaters to notify people when they return from trips, and to leave a trip plan with someone. That comes after police received a call of a bo...
Jul 14, 2022
Most Wildfires in the Northwest Fire Centre Now Under Control or Held, Though the Largest Remain Out of Control
Most of the fires that had been keeping wildfire crews busy in the northern portion of the Northwest Fire Centre are now under control. But, the largest of those, a 4,700 hectare blaze west of Highway...
Jul 14, 2022
Terrace city councillor invites discussion about new drug treatment centre
The Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice are hoping to form a task force to develop plans for a new local detox and drug treatment centre. After Terrace Coun. James Cordeiro introduced the id...
Jul 14, 2022
BC introducing new tax credit to help building owners save on retrofits and reduce energy use
BC is introducing a new tax credit that will allow building owners to build up their savings a little bit more. The Clean Building Tax Credit will support CleanBC's commitment to reducing BC's emissio...
Jul 13, 2022