Category Archives: News
BC investing in mental health services for health care and community social services workers
British Columbia has decided to begin making mental health supports more accessible to health-care and community social services workers. Namely, the Province invested $735,000 in order to expand Care...
May 06, 2022
More than 33,000 Public Service Employees Represented by BCGEU To Undergo Strike Vote
More than 33,000 employees of BC's Public Service Agency could be hitting the picket line, pending the results of a strike vote later this month. Public service workers represented by the BC General E...
May 06, 2022
Telkwa Residents Asked to Conserve Water as Work on Morris Reservoir Picks Up
Residents of the Village of Telkwa are being asked to conserve water as work on the Morris Reservoir picks up. Between May 9th and the 20th, the Village's public works crew will be emptying and inspec...
May 06, 2022
Kitimat RCMP Searching for Tires Stolen From Parked Truck
Kitimat RCMP are on the lookout for a set of stolen tires. On Wednesday, police received a report that a set of tires had been stolen from a truck parked on the 200 block of 3rd Street. Valued at $1,5...
May 06, 2022
Port of Prince Rupert Adds 16 New Vessel Calls, Tripling Expected Passenger Totals This Year
More than 46,000 additional cruise passengers could be coming through the Port of Prince Rupert this year, thanks to 16 added vessel calls. Most of those come from the addition of Princess Cruise's Ru...
May 06, 2022 Photo of Ruby Princess From Princess Cruise's Website (princess.com)
Tahltan Nation Development Corporation Named Indigenous Business of the Year at Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference
Another day, another award for a Tahltan organization, this time taking home Indigenous Business of the Year. Last night, the Tahltan Nation Development Corporation took home the honour at the 5th Ann...
May 06, 2022
Multiple First Nations and Local Governments in the North Receive Fresh Emergency Support Funding
More than 50 First Nations and Local Governments will split nearly $2 million in fresh emergency support services funds. Funded projects focus on increasing the resilience of communities through equip...
May 06, 2022
New Commemorative Pillars Coming in the Fall to Honour Lives of Indigenous Women Lost on the Highway of Tears
A new project has been announced to commemorate the lives of Indigenous women lost along the Highway of Tears. In honour of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and ...
May 05, 2022
Northern Health Sees More Covid Cases, Fewer Hospitalizations Last Week
Northern Health saw more new Covid cases last week than the week before, but fewer hospitalizations, according to the CDC's weekly report. Between April 24th and the 30th, BC as a whole reported 2,283...
May 05, 2022
Kitimat RCMP Investigating After Report of a Bag of Drugs Found on Playground
Kitimat RCMP are investigating after a bag of drugs was discovered at a playground. On April 29th, police received a report that a small bag of drugs had been left in the City Centre Park, near 952 Wa...
May 05, 2022