Category Archives: News
Settlement Agreement Reached Between Tsawwassen First Nation Over English Bluff Specific Claim
An agreement has been reached between Canada and the Tsawwassen First Nation regarding the English Bluff Specific Claim. Initially submitted in 2013, the claim relates to the government's failure to a...
Apr 25, 2022
Usk Chapel seriously damaged by fire on Friday
Early Friday Morning, the Usk Chapel, located northeast of Terrace, was seriously damaged by a fire. The Thornhill Fire Department was called out to the fire at 6:30 in the morning and discovered that...
Apr 25, 2022
Old Storage Locker Discovered Containing Residential School Settlement Claimant Documents Under Review
An old secure storage locker has been discovered in the Northwest Territories which may hold additional Residential School records. Previously held by a now-defunct third party organization funded by ...
Apr 25, 2022
Ferry Island in Terrace Closed Today; East Parking Lot Closed Through Wednesday
Ferry Island in Terrace will be closed until at least this evening to allow construction crews to work. Crews will be on site filling and repairing potholes in the east parking lot, as well as adding ...
Apr 25, 2022
Skeena Fire Zone No Longer Covered Under Northwest Fire Centre Burning Prohibitions; Nadina and Bulkley Zones Still Covered
An open fire ban currently in place in the Northwest Fire Centre no longer covers the Skeena Fire Zone, as of Friday. Category 2 and 3 fires remain prohibited in the Nadina and Bulkley Fire Zones, due...
Apr 25, 2022
Williams Lake First Nation Members to Vote on Ratifying $135 Million Settlement
Members of the Williams Lake First Nation will soon be hitting the polls to decide whether or not to accept a $135 million settlement. That settlement stems from a specific claims legal dispute with t...
Apr 25, 2022
Toxic Drug Alert Issued for Prince George Area After Increase in Overdose Events
An increase in overdose events in the Prince George area have led both Northern Health and the First Nations Health Authority to issue a toxic drug alert. Reportedly being sold as dope, the substance ...
Apr 25, 2022
Environmental Assessment Office Issues Two Enforcement Actions to Coastal GasLink
Coastal GasLink has been issued two enforcement action orders against their pipeline project. Both orders stem from violations to condition 26 of their Environmental Assessment Certificate, and to a p...
Apr 22, 2022
Fort St John RCMP Investigating Following Tuesday Fire Believed to be Suspicious
Fort St John RCMP are investigating a structure fire from Tuesday, which they believe to be suspicious. Just before 2:00 in the afternoon, police were called out to a fire at a multi-occupant building...
Apr 22, 2022
$30 Million in Joint Provincial-Federal Funding Invested in to Salmon Restoration and Research Projects in BC
More than $30 million in fresh funding is on the way to support salmon research and restoration projects in British Columbia. A total of 22 projects will split the joint federal-provincial funding thr...
Apr 22, 2022