Category Archives: News
BC making more amendments, this time to Workers Compensation Act
More Provincial amendments are being made in BC and this time, the changes are being made to the Workers Compensation Act. The main reason for said changes are to restore fairness for workers injured ...
Oct 31, 2022
Air quality again becoming concern for Bulkley Valley
As the weather gets colder and as woodstoves need to get used, air quality is starting to again become a concern for residents in the Bulkley Valley. Sue Brooks, a member of the Lakes District airshed...
Oct 31, 2022
BC Teacher's Federation and Public School Educators Association have reached tentative agreement
According to a statement that was released earlier today, the Public School Educators Association and the B-C Teachers' Federation have reached a tentative contract agreement under the Province's Shar...
Oct 31, 2022
Statistics Canada reveals the high number of Fort St John residents that are people of color
According to some recent data released by Statistics Canada, some northern Cities in BC have seen upticks in their visible minority population over the past five years. The most notable of which has p...
Oct 31, 2022
BC implementing new payment model for provincial doctors
It was announced earlier today that BC's Health Care is expected to get a boost in the form of a new payment model for doctors. This new model is expected to provide more enticing offers in order to a...
Oct 31, 2022
Coast Mountain School District 82 superintendent report released
The Coast Mountain School District 82 superintendent's report to the board was released publicly earlier today. Aaron Callaghan's report mainly featured an overview of what happened in the District in...
Oct 31, 2022
Toxic drug alert put out for Fort St John
A toxic drug alert has been put out for the city of Fort St John. The reason for the alert has been due to a recent increase in overdoses in the community. A lot of the overdoses have been connected t...
Oct 31, 2022
BC making changes to permanently ban second gen rodenticides
Permanent regulatory changes that will see the widespread sale and use of second-generation rodenticides banned are being made by the Province of BC. Those types of rodenticides have been known to be ...
Oct 28, 2022
Indigenous leaders gather in Vancouver to express their disappointment in BC government's decision not to pursue Olympic bid
Indigenous, municipal and Canadian Olympic Committee members gathered in Vancouver earlier today to say that were greatly disappointed with the BC government's decision to not support an Indigenous-le...
Oct 28, 2022
District of Kitimat under water quality advisory
As of recently, the District of Kitimat has put their water system under a Water Quality Advisory. Until the advisory is lifted, which won't be until further notice, Northern Health is recommending th...
Oct 28, 2022