Category Archives: News
British Columbia Sets New Single Day Record for Covid-19 Cases
British Columbia is reporting 1,308 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night, the highest single day total recorded in the province to date. That brings the province's active case total to 6,348, with ...
Dec 22, 2021
New-er Covid Restrictions Introduced for the Holidays
British Columbia is once again introducing new restrictions in an effort to stem the rapid transmission of the Omicron Covid variant. This newest set of restrictions is in addition to those announced ...
Dec 21, 2021
Heating System Failure Forces Closure of Prince Rupert Public Library
A heating system failure has forced the closure of the Prince Rupert Public Library. Plans are to re-open the library tomorrow, so long as the necessary repairs are made on time. The heating system at...
Dec 21, 2021
Terrace Residents' Christmas Trees Can Serve a Purpose in the New Year
Terrace residents wondering what to do with their Christmas tree after Old Saint Nick has come and gone are in luck. On Saturday, January 8th, between 11:00 and 3:00, residents can bring their trees t...
Dec 21, 2021 New Year, celebration. Beautiful, shiny Christmas tree
Sandspit Adventures Fishing Lodge in Haida Gwaii Faces Fisheries Fines
A fishing lodge operator on Haida Gwaii is set to pay the price for not doing his due diligence. Chad James Whiteside, the owner of Sandspit Adventures, will be paying a total of 75 thousand dollars i...
Dec 21, 2021
Terrace Nisga'a society accused of delaying holiday payments
Delays in the Gitlaxdax Nisga'a Terrace Society's efforts to pay out their treaty gift allocation have drawn the attention of a former Nisga'a Lisims electoral officer. Rhonda Peal, a former Chief ele...
Dec 21, 2021
Winter Conditions and Snowfall Warnings Continue in Northwest
It's going to be another uniquely wintery affair in the Northwest today. In Terrace and Kitimat temperatures will hit -20 with frigid winds gusting up to 60 km/h. That cold will be joined by up to 20 ...
Dec 21, 2021 Detail of the tire on winter road
$20 Million Dollar Joint Federal-Provincial Investment to Help Water Issues in 4 Communities
Four communities in BC are set to benefit from just under 20 million dollars in joint funding for water and wastewater infrastructure. As part of the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Ca...
Dec 21, 2021
Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Open to Independent Review of Residential School Compensation
Canada's Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations says he is open an independent review of a Residential School compensation deal. That deal was made between Ottawa and the Catholic Church in 2005, and ...
Dec 21, 2021
DFO Issues First Lifetime Ban to Pacific Fisher in a Decade
In a rare act of punishment, the DFO has issued a pacific-based fisherman a lifetime ban, the first in more than a decade. Scott Steer is a repeat offender under Canada's Fisheries Act, though the ban...
Dec 21, 2021