Category Archives: News
New Online Shopping Platform Highlights Woman-Owned Businesses in Northern BC
A new virtual pop-up shop is making it easier to buy local and support female entrepreneurs this holiday season. WeBC has opened their WeShopBC project in an effort to highlight more than 450 woman-le...
Nov 23, 2021
6 Story Affordable Housing Complex in Prince Rupert Receives Final Go Ahead
A 70-unit affordable housing project in Prince Rupert is now set to go ahead, despite public opinion being divided. Proposed over a year ago by the Lax Kw'alaams WAAP Housing society, the 11th Avenue ...
Nov 23, 2021
Carrier Sekani Family Services Addictions Awareness Week Campaign Tackles Youth Addiction Stigmas
In honour of Addictions Awareness Week, Carrier Sekani Family Services is launching a new campaign, and bringing light to some other issues. CSFS's Youth Services Team is running a campaign titled #Br...
Nov 23, 2021
College of New Caledonia President Appointed Chair of BC Colleges
A new chair has been selected for the BC Colleges Board, and he brings with him some Northern experience. College of New Caledonia President Dr Dennis Johnson has been selected as the next head for th...
Nov 23, 2021
Terrace to Alter Yard Waste Pickup Routine in an Effort to Modernize
Yard waste collection in Terrace could be undergoing a major facelift, pending public consultation. Currently, the City maintains four waste collection vehicles, two with automated pick-up arms, and t...
Nov 23, 2021
Northwest Loggers Association Gets Letter of Support From Terrace Over Old Growth Deferral Concerns
The City of Terrace has joined many in asking BC's government to reevaluate a recent Old Growth Logging Deferral plan. During their regular meeting last night, Council agreed to write a letter of supp...
Nov 23, 2021 Into the forest. Nature composition.
New Quesnel Tourism Site Looking to Help Industry's Pandemic Recovery
Prior to the pandemic, tourism in Quesnel was on the rise, up 21 percent in 2019, compared to the year before. But, as with most areas, Covid put a damper on those numbers, something a recently launch...
Nov 23, 2021
City of Terrace to Look in to Removal of Lakelse Canopy, Business Owners Upset
A pair of distinct canopies that have lined a block of downtown Terrace since the 80s may not be doing so for much longer. For nearly 50 years, the canopies have covered the walkway in front of the 46...
Nov 23, 2021
November 23rd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 1,052 new cases of Covid-19 over the three day period between Saturday and Monday. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 3,132, with 115 in ICU....
Nov 23, 2021
Federal government advising people affected by floods to apply for employment insurance
The Federal Government has sent out a statement saying that BC residents that either lost or were displaced from their jobs as a result of the recent extreme flooding, should apply for employment insu...
Nov 22, 2021