Category Archives: News
Witset Water Treatment Plant Temporarily Shutdown Following Unprecedented Rise in Turbidity
An unprecedented rise in turbidity levels has forced the Witset First Nation to temporarily shut down their water treatment plant. Nephelometric Turbidity Units, or NTUs, are used to measure the conce...
May 16, 2023 Photo shared to the Witset First Nation's Facebook page.
Seabridge Gold Sells Off $200 million Royalty Stake to Help Achieve Substantially Started Mark for KSM Mine
Seabridge Gold has sold off a small royalty stake in their KSM Mine project in exchange for roughly $200 million in funding. That deal will see the Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corporation ac...
May 16, 2023
Canada Introduces Legislation to Amend National Bail Laws, Following Unanimous Pleas from Premiers
Newly introduced Federal legislation looks to answer the pleas of Canada's Premiers by amending the country's bail rules. If passed, Bill C-48 would amend the Criminal Code to make it more difficult f...
May 16, 2023
Open House Being Held in Terrace as Treaty Negotiations Near Conclusion for Kitselas and Kitsumkalum First Nations
Treaty negotiations are winding down for a pair of Tsimshian Nations, but community members still have opportunities to provide input. Both the Kitsumkalum and Kitselas First Nations are currently in ...
May 16, 2023
Five largest wildfires in BC prompting multiple evacuation alerts and orders in Peace Region
Multiple wildfires of note in the Peace Region are prompting evacuation alerts and orders from the BC Wildfire Service. Having grown to 43,270 hectares, the Donnie Creek wildfire is the largest of tho...
May 16, 2023
Extreme Flooding Postpones Grand Opening of New Child Care Centre in Gitwangak
Extreme flooding has forced the Village of Gitwangak to postpone the grand opening of their new child care centre, initially planned for today. Once it is safe to open, the new facility will welcome 5...
May 16, 2023
Skeena Sawmills Prepares for Re-Opening, as Another Northern Mill Announces Fresh Downtime
As one northern sawmill gets ready to restart operations, another is announcing unforeseen downtime. Workers began returning to Skeena Sawmills in Terrace last week, as the mill ramps up to a planned ...
May 16, 2023
District of Kitimat under water quality advisory
Due to elevated turbidity in the Kitimat River, Northern Health and the District of Kitimat have issued a water quality advisory. Effective since 8:15 pm last night it's recommended that children, pre...
May 16, 2023
Skeena and Bulkley Rivers issued flood warning
Hot temperatures rapidly melting snowpacks are leading to rising river levels across BC prompting a flood warning from the River Forecast Centre. The Skeena and Bulkley Rivers have been upgraded to a ...
May 16, 2023 River Forecast Centre flood warning region.
UPDATE: Evacuation Alert issued by Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine for Usk, and Old and New Remo
An evacuation alert has been issued by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine for residents of Usk, and Old and New Remo. Rising levels in the Skeena and Bulkley Rivers and their tributaries have pr...
May 16, 2023 New Remo areas under evacuation Alert