Category Archives: News
Avian Flu Case Reported in Peace, Marking the North's First Outbreak
After nearly two weeks with no new cases, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is reporting a trio of new Avian Flu outbreaks, including the first in the north. That case come from a small non-poultry ...
Jun 08, 2022 Chickens on the farm
Stats Canada and BC government form partnership to help reduce fire risks in the Province
A partnership has been formed between the Province of BC and Statistics Canada in order to create a Community Fire Risk Reduction Dashboard. Given that the Province has seen an 119 percent increase in...
Jun 08, 2022
Prince Rupert Now Home to Best Equipped Gymnastics Facility in the Northwest, Thanks to Port Authority Partnership
Fresh funding from the Prince Rupert Port Authority has helped make Prince Rupert home to the best equipped gymnastics facility in the Northwest. More than $135,000 from the Authority's Community Inve...
Jun 08, 2022 Photo of Equipment Posted to Prince Rupert Port Authority website
Former Truth and Reconciliation Commission Executive Director Appointed Special Interlocutor on Residential School Unmarked Graves
Kimberly Murray has been appointed as special interlocutor on Residential School Unmarked Burial Sites. In her new role, Murray will help Indigenous groups and individuals navigate legal and jurisdict...
Jun 08, 2022
New Funding Will Go Toward Improving Agricultural Cleaning Operations in the Peace Region
A pair of cooperative associations in the Peace Region will be splitting $1 million in funding for agriculture cleaning projects. $746,000 of that will go to the Fort St John Seed Cleaning Cooperative...
Jun 08, 2022
Tŝilhqot'in Delegation Visits Northern Europe to Talk Indigenous Rights and Reconciliation in Canada
Chief Joe Alphonse is among a delegation of Tilhqot'in members sent to Europe to raise awareness over Indigenous rights and reconciliation in Canada. Over the course of the trip, the delegates will ma...
Jun 08, 2022
UPDATE: Evacuation Order Rescinded for New Remo and Parts of Old Remo, Maintained for Others and Usk
A state of emergency issued this weekend covering the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine's Area "C" has been maintained. An evacuation order remains in place for Usk, but has been reduced to an evac...
Jun 08, 2022
Internet and Telephone Service Restored in Northwest After Up to 8 Hours Down in Some Areas
Internet and phone access is back in the Northwest, after being down for up to 8 hours yesterday afternoon. During that time, customers of Telus, Bell, and CityWest found themselves without internet, ...
Jun 08, 2022
School District 27 Conditionally Accepts Williams Lake First Nation's Offer to Purchase Former Poplar Glade School Site
School District 27 has conditionally accepted an offer from the Williams Lake First Nation to purchase the site of the former Poplar Glade School. In total, the District received 5 bids which met thei...
Jun 08, 2022
Some Advisories Remain in Place in Northwest, Despite Significant Decrease in Flood Risks
Despite an overall decrease in flood risks in the northwest, some advisories and alerts remain in place. A local state of emergency covering the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine's Area "C" remains...
Jun 07, 2022