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Nisga'a and Lax Kw'aalms First Nations in dispute over $55 billion LNG Project
A $55 billion Ksi Lisims LNG project being conducted by the Nisga'a is being opposed by the Lax Kw'aalms First Nation. Lax Kw'aalms have halted the Nisga'a nation's ability to get consent for an envir...
Rob Young Nov 10, 2022

BC Independent Investigations Office Seeking Information on Two Incidents in Prince Rupert
BC's Independent Investigations Office is looking for information relating to two separate incidents in Prince Rupert from last month. Just before midnight on October 26th, RCMP responded to Park Aven...
Jeff Blagden Nov 10, 2022

Terrace Council Nixes Traditional Inaugural Council Prayer and Nativity Display Over Supreme Court Decision
Terrace City Council has nixed both an inaugural prayer and a traditional nativity display, owing to a Federal Supreme Court Decision from 2015. In 2007, a complaint was filed against the City of Sagu...
Jeff Blagden Nov 10, 2022

Haisla Nation Partners With Three Global Energy Service Companies to Expand LNG-Related Economic Opportunities
A group of energy service companies are teaming up with the Haisla Nation to expand economic opportunities in the LNG sector. Kitamaat Technical Services Group is made up of three international compan...
Jeff Blagden Nov 10, 2022

Two Northern Organizations Rank as Top 3 Indigenous Businesses in BC for 2022
Two northern organizations have placed among the largest Indigenous businesses in BC for 2022. Each year, Business in Vancouver compiles a list of the biggest Indigenous businesses province-wide, by n...
Jeff Blagden Nov 10, 2022

DinĂ¯ ze' Madeek, Gidimt'en Hereditary Chief, Passes Away, Remembered for Commitment to Land and Governance
Din ze' Madeek, a Hereditary Chief of the Gidimt'en Clan of the Wet'suwet'en Nation, has passed away. Also known as Jeff Brown, Chief Madeek will be remembered for his commitment to protecting Wet'suw...
Jeff Blagden Nov 10, 2022 Image of DinĂ¯ ze' Madeek Shared to Gidimt'en Checkpoint Twitter Account

Kitimat RCMP see multiple cases of impaired driving in weekly report
In the recently released Kitimat RCMP weekly report, it was revealed that the Police had been dealing with multiple cases of impaired driving. On November 4th, an RCMP officer on patrol conducted a tr...
Rob Young Nov 10, 2022

BC distributing funding via returning Tourism Events Program
Funding will be making it's way to about 100 organizations in BC through the Province's Tourism Events Program. The main reason the funding is being given out is so that BC can build up it's reputatio...
Rob Young Nov 10, 2022

New Terrace mayor outlines priorities
Terrace's new mayor has outlined his priorities and they appear to be similar to the ones of the past administration. Sean Bujtas went onto say that the one thing that would help solve some of the fin...
Rob Young Nov 10, 2022

Terrace Fire Chief talks winter fire prevention
With the temperature continuing to drop, the Terrace Fire Department spoke about some of the most common causes of fires during the winter months and how to avoid them. Terrace Fire Chief John Klie sa...
Morgyn Budden Nov 10, 2022 Terrace Fire Chief talks winter fire prevention. Photo courtesy of the City of Terrace.