Category Archives: News

Category 2 and 3 Open Fires to be Banned in Northwest Fire Centre as of Noon Today
Category 2 and 3 open fires are banned in the Northwest Fire Centre, as of noon today. Category two fires are one or two pile burns smaller than two metres high and 3 metres wide, or stubble or grass ...
Jeff Blagden Jul 28, 2022

Stikine MLA Calls for Increased Provincial Input on Immigration Nominations
Stikine MLA Nathan Cullen is in New Brunswick today for meetings with ministers from other provinces over the 2023-25 Immigration Levels Plan. Prior to the meetings, Cullen sent a letter to federal Im...
Jeff Blagden Jul 28, 2022

RCMP and SAR Crews Team Up to Rescue Injured Hiker Near Bella Coola
RCMP teamed up with Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue to extract an injured hiker from Nusatsum Mountain yesterday. SAR teams were alerted to the hiker through a notification from his INREACH GPS a...
Jeff Blagden Jul 28, 2022

Decision to Gift Headdress to Pope During Alberta Visit Met With Strong Public Scrutiny
Many aspects of Pope Francis's recent residential school apology have fallen under public scrutiny. One such aspect has been the apology's lack of acknowledgement or accountability for the Church's tr...
Jeff Blagden Jul 28, 2022

Places to Cool Down in Northwest Communities as Heat Warnings Extend into Fourth Day
British Columbians can look forward to another day of sweltering hot temperatures, according to Environment Canada. Extreme heat warnings currently cover nearly the entire province, with only Prince R...
Jeff Blagden Jul 28, 2022

Kitimat's aquatic centre closing early due to heat
Kitimat's Aquatic centre will be closing earlier than usual at 5 PM today. The main reason for this is due to temperatures in the facility not being at safe levels for employees and the centre is appa...
Rob Young Jul 27, 2022

Skeena Sawmills Fire extinguished rather quickly
At around 10:30 this morning, the Terrace Fire Department received a call informing them that a fire had broken out at the Skeena Sawmills. It was a log loader that was undergoing routine diesel work ...
Rob Young Jul 27, 2022

E-Transfer now available as part of Emergency Support Services in BC
In an announcement from earlier today, the Province of BC revealed that they will be launching an e-transfer service as part of their upgrades to Emergency Support Services. E-transfer can now be used...
Rob Young Jul 27, 2022

Fort Nelson First Nation's Geothermal Energy Project Gets Expanded Exploratory Range
A new permit will help the Fort Nelson First Nation to continue efforts to repurpose a mature gas field to produce cleaner energy. An initial investment from the province in 2019 allowed the Nation to...
Jeff Blagden Jul 27, 2022

Indigenous Partnered Group Looks to Expand Production of Value-Added Engineered Wood Products
An Indigenous-partnered organization is looking to expand their production of engineered wood products, thanks to provincial funding. Deadwood Innovations has partnered with the Nak'azdli Whut'en Firs...
Jeff Blagden Jul 27, 2022