Category Archives: News
Smithers Residents Invited to Attend Community Transportation Meeting to Discuss Solutions to On-Going Woes
Smithers residents are invited to attend a Community Transportation Meeting next week, to discuss solutions for their on-going public transportation woes. In May Bulkley Valley Taxi announced that, fo...
Nov 17, 2022
Salvation Army gearing up for annual Kettle Collection in Terrace
With Christmas not being too far away now, the Salvation Army has begun preparing for their annual Kettle Collection. In Terrace, the drive will begin on November 22nd and will end on December 24th an...
Nov 17, 2022
Brucejack Gold Mine Resumes Operations Less Than a Month After Fatal Accident, Despite On-Going Investigation
Brucejack Gold Mine has resumed operations, despite an on-going investigation into a death at the mine last month. Newcrest Mining, who operate the site, suspended all activities on October 22nd, foll...
Nov 17, 2022
Support from Opposition Parties Ensures Urban Indigenous Voices Represented on Proposed Reconciliation Council
Support from opposition MPs will ensure Canada's urban Indigenous population has a seat at the proposed Reconciliation Council. Bill C-29, introduced by the Liberals last year, looks to create an inde...
Nov 17, 2022
PacifiCan Opens First Three Offices in the North, Announces Funding for Community Revitalization Projects
Three new PacifiCan offices have now opened in Northern BC, and with them comes funding for 11 new projects in the region. PacifiCan is the branch of the federal government's economic development agen...
Nov 17, 2022 Minister Sajjan Announces PacifiCan Facilities in Prince George
Prince Rupert RCMP enacts search warrant and seizes many illegal items
Back on November 8th, Prince Rupert RCMP executed a search warrant at 317 Crestview Drive, where they were able to seize money, suspected drugs and a shotgun. They also arrested 32-year-old Garret Wil...
Nov 17, 2022 Photos Courtesy of Prince Rupert RCMP
Federal Government investing over a million dollars into first of it's kind project in BC
It was announced in the evening of yesterday that the Federal Government will be investing about $1.04 million into a first of it's kind project in BC. The project in question is to help businesses in...
Nov 17, 2022
Rio Tinto Partnership Funds New Van for Coast Mountain Children's Society's New After-School Child Care Program
Rio Tinto has funded the purchase of a new vehicle to help support the establishment of a new after-school child care program in Kitimat. That purchase is part of a partnership with Coast Mountain Chi...
Nov 16, 2022 Photo of van provided by Rio Tinto, pictured (left to right) Tania Pigeon, Ashley Phillips, Devrie Sanghera, Danis Latimer
Fire at Quesnel Homeless Camp Deals Heavy Damage to Camp but No Injuries Reported
A fire at one of the homeless encampments along Quesnel's Riverfront Trail had fire crews in action early today. Members of the Quesnel Volunteer Fire Department were on scene to extinguish the blaze ...
Nov 16, 2022
14 Northern Municipalities Share Receive Provincial Funding Boost In-Lieu of Property Taxes
14 Northern municipalities are among 55 benefiting from a fresh funding injection through the province's grants-in-lieu program. Each November the funds are distributed in lieu of municipal property t...
Nov 16, 2022