Category Archives: News
New Case Study Shows the Importance of Indigenous Guardians in Toxic Spill and Accident Response
A new case study has highlighted the important role Indigenous Guardians play in responding to toxic spills and accidents. In February of 2021, a storage tank released over 7,000 Litres of diesel on t...
Aug 02, 2022
Indigenous Women Highlight 14 New Appointees to Order of BC
Fourteen new British Columbians will receive the province's highest honour when they are appointed to the Order of British Columbia this Fall. Among them is decorated Prince George-based surgeon, Dr N...
Aug 02, 2022
Update: Four Wildfires of Note Burning in Kamloops Fire Centre, Largest Still Burning in the Northwest
There are now four wildfires of note burning in BC, both in the Kamloops Fire Centre, though the largest continues to burn in the Northwest Centre. That fire is now covering over 11,000 hectares west ...
Aug 02, 2022
Pope Says Forced Assimilation of Indigenous Peoples Amounts to Genocide During Flight Departing Canada
While he may not have acknowledged the Church's role in it, the Pope has acknowledged the residential school tragedy as a genocide. He did so on a flight departing Iqaluit on Friday after spending the...
Aug 02, 2022
City of Prince Rupert Downgrades Boil Water Notice to Water Quality Advisory
A boil water notice issued by the City of Prince Rupert earlier today has been downgraded to a Water Quality Advisory. A Water Quality Advisory is the lowest form of form of alert, and is generally is...
Jul 30, 2022
UPDATE: Highway 16 Re-Opens Between Terrace and Kitwanga After a Vehicle Incident Closed it for Nearly 9 Hours
UPDATE 3 (10:00 pm): Highway 16 has now fully re-opened between Terrace and Kitwanga. More information on the incident will be available in the coming days. UPDATE 2 (8:00 pm): A vehicle incide...
Jul 30, 2022
UPDATE: Prince Rupert Downgrades Boil Water Advisory to Water Quality Advisory
UPDATE: A boil water notice issued by the City of Prince Rupert earlier today has been downgraded to a Water Quality Advisory. A Water Quality Advisory is the lowest form of form of alert, and is gene...
Jul 30, 2022
Pope makes final stop on Canadian Tour
Earlier today, Pope Francis started his final stop on his tour of Canada at Iqaluit and was greeted by Politicians, Inuit throat singers, Residential school survivors and drummers among the crowds. To...
Jul 29, 2022
Tseshaht First Nation and Federal Government complete settlement over land sale from 1913
According to an announcement from earlier today, the Federal government and the Tseshaht First Nation have finally completed a settlement agreement regarding the Nation's 1913 purported Surrender and ...
Jul 29, 2022
Terrace confronts period poverty with free period product dispensers
The City of Terrace is working to tackle period poverty and social stigma by providing free period products in municipal bathrooms. Mayor Carol Leclerc originally brought up the idea in a June 2021 co...
Jul 29, 2022 George Little Park period product dispenser, photo courtesy of Morgyn Budden (CFNR)