Category Archives: News
Kitimat Councillors Give First Three Readings to 2022 Tax Rates Bylaw
Kitimat Councillors have given three readings to the District's 2022 tax rates bylaw. In a separate vote early last month, council opted to keep the District's residential flat tax, which comes in at ...
May 03, 2022
CNC Research Forest Society Supports Two Projects Focused on Environmental Improvements and Restoration
Two projects have been selected to split $100,000 through the College of New Caledonia Research Forest Society's Legacy Fund. Since 2019, the College has provided support for projects within their com...
May 03, 2022
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and MP Taylor Bachrach Discuss Proposal to Lower Voting Age to 16
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach was joined by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh today to re-assert his proposal to lower Canada's voting age. Last December, Bachrach tabled a private members' bill whi...
May 03, 2022
Kitimat Housing Project Looks to Regain Development Permit After Covid Forced Cancellation
A development project looking to bring more housing to Kitimat is making a comeback after being thwarted by Covid. In 2019, a development permit was issued to bring a 35 unit residential development t...
May 03, 2022
BC Wildfire Service starting annual Wildfire training
With Wildfire season coming quick, the BC Wildfire Service is welcoming back their seasonal staff and will start up their annual training in the next few weeks. Training in the Bulkley Fire Zone will ...
May 02, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury Apologizes for; Horrified and Ashamed by, Anglican Church's Role in Residential Schools
England's highest ranking Christian official has joined the Pope in apologizing for his church's role in the Residential School tragedy. Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, made the apology during...
May 02, 2022
BC implementing new act to help end racism
In order to take further action against racism and discrimination, the Province of BC has decided to introduce the anti-racism data act. This act will collect data and use it to determine which provin...
May 02, 2022
Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission Proposes Remapping as Provincial Boundary Consultations Wrap-Up
As the province continues final consultations on its provincial electoral boundaries, Ottawa has proposed a re-mapping of federal districts. Currently, BC is divided in to 42 federal electoral distric...
May 02, 2022
BC celebrating the start of Child Care Month by announcing milestone
As they prepare to kick off Child Care Month, the province is celebrating a related milestone. BC has now funded 30,500 new child care spaces since they launched their ChildCareBC program in 2018. Tha...
May 02, 2022 Photo Courtesy of government of BC
Rolling Maintenance Work to Close off Sections of Howe Creek Trail This Week
Sections of the Howe Creek Trail in Terrace will experience closures this week as City crews conduct landscaping work. Work will pick up tomorrow, and continue in segments through Friday. Tomorrow wil...
May 02, 2022