Category Archives: News
Officers Facing Criminal Charges in the 2017 Death of Dale Culver Have Court Dates Pushed Back on Moment's Notice
It took over five years for officers involved in the death of Dale Culver to face charges, but the delays are apparently not over yet. Culver, a 35 year-old member of the Gitxsan and Wet'suwet'en Firs...
Mar 13, 2023
Unemployment Continues to Rise in BC, Despite Adding 6,700 Jobs in February, but Remains Relatively Low
Unemployment continued its rise in BC last month, despite the province adding roughly 6,700 new jobs. According to the most recent Labour Force Survey from Statistics Canada, BC's unemployment rate hi...
Mar 13, 2023
Seniors Society rally against old Seven Sisters demolition
In an effort to stop the demolition of the old Seven Sister's Mental Health facility, the Skeena Valley Seniors Society will be rallying next month. Built in 2005, the society claims that demolishing ...
Mar 13, 2023 New Seven Sisters building as of Feb. 13, 2023. Photo Courtesy of Northern Health.
RCMP Renew Calls for Public Information as they Continue to Investigate a 2019 Homicide in 100 Mile House
100 Mile House RCMP are renewing calls for public information as they look to close a homicide investigation launched over 4 years ago. On the morning of March 10th, 2019, police were called out to a ...
Mar 13, 2023
Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate for BC's Public Service Employees to be Lifted in April, will Remain for Workers in Health Care Settings
Public Service employees in BC will no longer be required to provide proof of vaccination against Covid-19, beginning on April 3rd. That extends to contractors and others working in BC Public Service ...
Mar 10, 2023
Manslaughter Charge Approved in Connection with a 2021 Homicide at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital
One count of manslaughter has been approved in connection with a 2021 death at the Prince Rupert Regional Hospital. RCMP were called out to the hospital on November 5th of that year after staff report...
Mar 10, 2023
UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Rights Left Dismayed and Saddened by Stories from Residential School Survivors
A 10 day visit to Canada by the UN Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Cali Tzay, has now wrapped up. During his visit, Cali Tzay met with Indigenous leaders, activists, and orga...
Mar 10, 2023
George Little House celebrates Founder's Day despite break-in streak
March 2 saw the most recent break in, just six days before the heritage house's 17th annual Founder's Day celebration and three months after a Dec. 3 break-and-enter. "I'm not going to let this person...
Mar 10, 2023 George Little House celebrates founders day amid a string of break-ins. Photo courtesy of the George Little House Facebook page.
Federal Courts Approve $2.8 Billion Settlement Agreement for Band Class of Residential Day Scholars Class Action
Federal courts have approved the final settlement agreement in the Gottfriedson Indian Residential School Day Scholars Class Action suit. Initially filed in 2012, the suit aimed to compensate those wh...
Mar 10, 2023
Petition to Scrap the Port Tax Cap Draws Nearly 1,800 Signatures from Prince Rupert Residents
Nearly 20 percent of Prince Rupert residents have signed a newly submitted petition calling for the Province to scrap the Port Tax Cap. Originally introduced in 2004, the cap sets the maximum mill rat...
Mar 10, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Prince Rupert Port Authority.