Category Archives: News
Federal Court Puts DFO Plan to Phase Out Fish Farms in the Discovery Islands on Hold
A Department of Fisheries and Oceans plan to phase out fish farms in BC's Discovery Islands has been put on hold. An order made in 2020 by former Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan would have forced...
Apr 26, 2022
Prince Rupert Council declares May 12th Moose Hide Campaign day
At last night's Prince Rupert City Council meeting, a request was made by the Moose Hide Campaign to declare May 12th as Moose Hide Campaign day. The Moose Hide Campaign is an Indigenous Led Grassroot...
Apr 26, 2022
Prince Rupert project revolving around Ferry berth construction ready to start
A report was read last night at Prince Rupert's city council meeting, letting council know that the construction of a new Ferry Berth for the city's airport Ferry and a breakwater asset to accommodate...
Apr 26, 2022
New Report Finds BC Hydro Has Not Established an Adequate Fraud Risk Management Program for Site C
A new report from the Office of the Auditor General of BC has found that BC Hydro has failed to establish a fraud risk management program for Site C. With a price tag of $16 billion, the hydroelectric...
Apr 26, 2022
Category 2 and 3 Open Fire Ban Rescinded for Northwest Fire Centre
An open fire ban which had been in place in the Northwest Fire Centre has now been rescinded. In place for roughly a week and a half, the ban had covered Category 2 and 3 fires in the Nadina and Bulkl...
Apr 26, 2022
BC Urban Mayors' Caucus Brings Similar Prolific Offender Concerns as Terrace to Attorney General
A group of BC's urban mayors have joined Terrace in criticizing the province's handling of repeat offenders. For Terrace Council, the "catch and release" style of dealing with prolific offenders has b...
Apr 26, 2022
Temporary Day-Time Closures in Place Through Saturday on Forest Avenue in Kitimat
Much needed road repairs on a section of Forest Avenue in Kitimat will prompt partial day-time closures for the rest of the week. Road structure and surface replacement work will be taking place daily...
Apr 26, 2022
John F Moore Selected to Fill Vacant Fifth Councillor Spot for the Village of Gingolx
John F Moore has been elected to fill the vacant fifth councillor spot for the Village of Gingolx. Moore nabbed 44 of 100 total accepted votes in last Wednesday's election, with a tie for second place...
Apr 26, 2022
City Shuffles Terrace Community Forest Reserve Funding Among Projects
Some changes are being made to 10 projects funded through the Terrace Community Forest Reserve fund. Included in those changes are the removal of the Howe Creek East Extension and Howe Creek Landfear ...
Apr 26, 2022
Northern Electoral Districts at Risk of Being Merged with Protections for Rural Ridings Removed
For the first time in nearly a decade, Northern BC's provincial electoral district boundaries could be at risk of changing in 2022. Restrictions put in place in 2014 protecting northern districts whic...
Apr 26, 2022