Category Archives: News
Seabridge Finalizes Sale of Note Worth 60% of KSM Mine's Silver Royalties
A proposed sale of secured note worth 60 percent of Seabridge Gold's silver royalties on the KSM mine has now gone through. Sprott Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp, and the Ontario Teachers' Pensio...
Mar 28, 2022
District of Kitimat and Haisla Nation Join Collaborative Initiative Seeking to Advance Equitable Partnership
A new collaborative effort between the District of Kitimat and Haisla Nation will seek to form an equitable partnership between the pair. Today, Councils from the two groups announced they would be jo...
Mar 28, 2022
Meetings Between the Pope and Indigenous Delegations Begin Today
Meetings between the Pope and Indigenous leaders and residential school survivors from Canada began today. Throughout the week, Pope Francis will hold a series of private hour-long audiences with 30 d...
Mar 28, 2022
March 28th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 218 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. Of the new cases, 18 come from Northern Health, while 80 are from the Interior. There are 260 active Covid hospitalizations...
Mar 28, 2022
UPDATE: Fort St John Amber Alert CANCELLED
An amber alert which had been issued this morning, after two children in the Fort St John area were reported abducted, has been cancelled. The original story has been removed to protect the names of m...
Mar 26, 2022
Ottawa Providing Provinces with $2 Billion Top-Up to Health Transfers to Help Clear Backlogs
Federal funding is on the way to help the provinces deal with health care backlogs brought on by the pandemic. In British Columbia alone, tens of thousands of surgeries were cancelled or postponed sin...
Mar 25, 2022
Vulnerable Individuals and Families Near Houston to Gain Better Proactive Access to Social Services
Vulnerable individuals and families in the Houston area will soon have better access to social services. Thanks to $45,000 in provincial grant funding, a situation table made up of representatives in ...
Mar 25, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in National Government Calls for Overhaul of Heritage Conservation Act
A new heritage strategy released by the Tsilhqot'in National Government includes a call for the province to overhaul the Heritage Conservation Act. That strategy outlines the importance of ancestral s...
Mar 25, 2022
ICBC to Provide Auto Plan Rebates in May Due to Skyrocketing Gas Prices
Drivers in BC are set to get some relief from skyrocketing gas prices, by way of a rebate courtesy of ICBC. Most ICBC customers who were insured under a basic auto plan in February will receive a $110...
Mar 25, 2022
Six New Northwest Child Care Facilities Added to $10/ Day Program
Six new child care facilities in the Northwest have been added to the province's $10 per day Child Care Program. They will join more than 6,500 facilities across BC benefiting from the program, which ...
Mar 25, 2022