Category Archives: News
Criminal Contempt Trial Begins for Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief Arrested While Opposing the Coastal GasLink Pipeline
This week saw the start of a criminal contempt trial for a Wet'suwet'en Hereditary Chief arrested while opposing the Coastal GasLink pipeline. Chief Dtsa'hyl was arrested alongside other land defender...
May 17, 2023
UPDATE 2: Crews Make Progress on Peace Region Fires, Prompting Some Evacuation Orders and Alerts to be Lifted or Reduced
UPDATE 2: Shifting winds have pushed two massive wildfires away from the City of Fort St John, allowing them to lift their evacuation alert. But, a number of properties in other communities in the are...
May 17, 2023
UPDATE: City of Terrace Issues Local State of Emergency, as Evacuation Alerts and Orders in the Area Continue to Grow
A local state of emergency has been declared for Areas B and C of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, as the Skeena River continues to rise. It comes alongside evacuation orders for properties i...
May 17, 2023
High Waters near the Skeena Bridge
May 16, 2023
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