Category Archives: News
Simpcw First Nation Declares Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area Covering Raush Valley
A 68 square kilometre area centred around Valemount has been declared as BC's newest Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area. Declared by the Simpcw First Nation, the IPCA will cover the Raush Valley ...
Mar 31, 2023
Dawson Creek RCMP Renew Calls for Public Information Relating to October Homicide
Dawson Creek RCMP are renewing calls for public information as they continue to investigate a homicide from last Fall. On October 9th of last year, RCMP received reports of a motor vehicle collision o...
Mar 31, 2023
City of Terrace Selects New Operator for George Little House After 17 Years
It's the end of an era for the George Little House in Terrace, as the City gets set to say goodbye to the attraction's long-time operator. Named after the City's founder and the home's original owner,...
Mar 31, 2023
14-Month Old Boy Becomes First Child in BC to Have Name Represented in Kwak̓wala Characters
One family's 13-month battle to have their son's name accurately represented on his birth certificate may make it easier for Indigenous families in the future. 14-month old ugals K'ala'ask Shaw has be...
Mar 31, 2023
Terrace Fire Chief John Klie to Retire this Summer After 12 Years
After 12 years with the Department, Terrace Fire Chief John Klie is set to retire this summer. Prior to taking on his role in Terrace, Klie had served as a member of Kitimat Fire and Rescue for over t...
Mar 31, 2023
UBCIC Stands with Wet'suwet'en After Wednesday Arrests, Re-Issues Calls to Have C-IRG Unit Suspended
Members of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs are standing with the Wet'suwet'en First Nation after learning of yet another police raid on their territory. That comes after RCMP arrested five land defender...
Mar 31, 2023
Emergency Support Service funding on the way for three Northwest projects
More than $2.2 million will be distributed through the Community Emergency Preparedness fund accross the province. That provincial funding will support local capacity to provide emergency support serv...
Mar 30, 2023
Catholic Church rejects Doctrine of Discovery
8 months after Pope Francis' visit to Canada, the Catholic Church has released a statement on the Doctrine of Discovery. Created as a way to justify the colonizing of Indigenous lands and people, the ...
Mar 30, 2023
RCMP Execute Warrants After Reports of a Coastal GasLink Worker Being Swarmed by Masked Individuals, Arrest 5 for Obstruction
Five Indigenous land defenders were arrested along the Morice Forest Service Road yesterday as RCMP executed a pair of warrants. Those warrants were granted following complaints of a group of masked i...
Mar 30, 2023
Skeena Valley Seniors Society rallies against demolition of mental health centre
While lobbying for local seniors, the Skeena Valley Seniors Society will rally against the demolition of the Seven Sisters Mental Health facility this week. A replacement building is already in constr...
Mar 29, 2023 New Seven Sisters building as of Feb. 13, 2023. Photo Courtesy of Northern Health.