Category Archives: News
Gathering to Support Residential School Survivors Being Held in Terrace During Papal Visit
A gathering is set to be held in Terrace to provide emotional and spiritual support for Residential School survivors during the Pope's upcoming Canada tour. Hosted by the Indian Residential School Sur...
Jul 15, 2022
Coastal GasLink Says New Compliance Agreement Provides a Strong Framework to Fulfill Commitment to Protect the Environment
Coastal GasLink says they are committed to the highest level of environmental protection, after entering into a new compliance agreement yesterday. That agreement will require them to take more proact...
Jul 15, 2022
Just 3 Out of Control Wildfires Remain in Northwest Fire Centre, After as Many as 6 on Monday
Just three out of control wildfires remain in the Northwest, down from six at the beginning of the week. A 4,700 hectare blaze west of Highway 37 and north of Blue River, near Lower Post, is the large...
Jul 15, 2022
Fort St John RCMP looking for suspects who broke into local CO-OP
Fort St John RCMP received a call on July 9th at around 2 in the morning about a break in at the city's 7315 100th Avenue CO-OP location. The two suspects who conducted the break in had disappeared by...
Jul 14, 2022
COVID Cases up according to BC's weekly COVID update
Both the province and the North saw an increase in Covid cases last week, although hospitalizations are still trending down, according to the CDC's weekly report. Between July 3rd and 9th, the provinc...
Jul 14, 2022
Coastal GasLink Required to Take Additional Measures to Control Sedimentation and Erosion Under New Agreement
A new compliance agreement will require Coastal GasLink to take more proactive measures to control sedimentation and erosion. Signed between CGL and the Environmental Assessment Office, the agreement ...
Jul 14, 2022
Health Canada Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5 years Old
Health Canada has approved its first Covid-19 vaccination for children between 6 months and 5 years olds. Known as Spikevax, the Moderna-made vaccine is given in doses a quarter of the size of those g...
Jul 14, 2022
$17.3 million in funding going towards development in Prince George that will protect women and children from violence
It was announced earlier today that $17.3 million in funding will be used to help construct the development that will be known as My Sister's Place. This development will be providing 55 homes to chil...
Jul 14, 2022
New Woodland License Gives Lheidli T'enneh Exclusive Rights Over an Additional 200,000 Hectares of Forests
A new license agreement will expand the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation's exclusive harvesting rights over an additional 200,000 hectares of forests. That license, the largest First Nations Woodland Lice...
Jul 14, 2022
Ottawa Providing More than $35 million to Support Indigenous Communities During Papal Visit Later This Month
Ottawa is providing more than $35 million in funding for Indigenous communities to support activities related to the upcoming Papal visit. Pope Francis is set to visit Canada between July 24th and the...
Jul 14, 2022