Category Archives: News
Ottawa Invests $830,000 in Six Tourism Projects in the Northwest
More than $830,000 in fresh Federal funding aims to help enhance tourism in Northwest BC. Provided through the Tourism Relief Fund, the investment will be split between six projects in the Skeena-Bulk...
Feb 15, 2023
Reports of an Explosive Device at a Quesnel School Yesterday Deemed False by RCMP
Reports of an explosive device, which prompted the evacuation of a Quesnel school yesterday, have been determined to be false. RCMP received reports of a possible explosive device at McNaughton Centre...
Feb 15, 2023
Engagement Sessions Being Held to Help Develop Canada's First Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy
A series of engagement sessions over the next few months will help inform Canada's first Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy. That strategy seeks to compliment Canada's three existin...
Feb 14, 2023
Tahltan Central Government Re-Assert Territorial Boundaries Following Taku River Tlingit Declaration of Protected Area
Recent announcements by neighbouring Nations have the Tahltan Central Government re-asserting their territorial boundaries. Last month, the Taku River Tlingit First Nation announced the T'aku Tlatsini...
Feb 14, 2023 T'aku Tlatsini Indigenous Protected Area on left, Tahltan Territory on right
BC's 2023 Avalanche Death Toll Climbs to 7 After Slide Claims the Lives of Two Backcountry Skiers in the Interior
An avalanche roughly 40 kms south of Tatla Lake from this weekend has claimed the lives of two backcountry skiers. Avalanche Canada says the pair had used snowmobiles to get the east-facing slope of P...
Feb 14, 2023 Winter landscape with small willage in snowy mountans
AFN Hosting Two Day Gathering Following 32nd Annual Women's Memorial March in Vancouver
Survivors, supporters, and advocates all gathered in Vancouver today for the 32nd annual Women's Memorial March. Each year, the walk draws in thousands to commemorate and honour murdered and missing I...
Feb 14, 2023
City of Terrace Seeking New Management for Ferry Island Campgrounds
A popular campsite and tourist destination in Terrace is looking for new management. Qualified and experienced contractors are being invited by the City to provide proposals to manage and operate the ...
Feb 14, 2023
On-going Mechanical Issues Force More Bus Run Cancellations in School District 82, Proposals to Provide Maintenance Being Accepted Through Friday
On-going mechanical issues are forcing School District 82 to cancel a number of additional bus runs in the Thornhill and Hazelton areas. Bus run 16, which covers portions of Lower Thornhill and the Gi...
Feb 14, 2023
City of Prince Rupert projects feature Sm'algyax language
The City of Prince Rupert is seeing both branding and signage upgrades to include Sm'algyax language. Originally started in 2020, the City of Prince Rupert first decided to upgrade their city logo, no...
Feb 14, 2023 Photos from Visit Prince Rupert and City of Prince Rupert Facebook pages.
Journalist Arrested During Police Enforcement at Coyote Camp in 2021 Announces Lawsuit Against RCMP
One of the journalists arrested while covering an injunction enforcement on the Coastal GasLink pipeline route is suing the RCMP. In November of 2021, members of the Gidimt'en clan issued an eviction ...
Feb 13, 2023