Category Archives: News
Recreation Facilities in Kitimat Return to Mostly Normal Operation
Recreation facilities in Kitimat are returning to mostly normal after seeing provincial restrictions loosened last week. Both the Tamatik Sports Complex, and Riverlodge Recreation Centre have been fre...
Feb 22, 2022
Five Airports in the North Among 11 Receiving Fresh Federal Covid Recovery Funding
Five northern airports are among 11 in BC splitting nearly 19 million dollars in federal funding. Through the Regional Air Transportation Initiative, the funding is intended to help the industry recov...
Feb 22, 2022 BC's regional airports get an economic boost (CNW Group/Pacific Economic Development Canada)
Wet'suwet'en Elected and Hereditary Chiefs Denounce Violence in Alleged CGL Worksite Attack
Wet'suwet'en First Nation elected Chief Maureen Luggi is condemning an alleged attack on a Coastal GasLink worksite on Wet'suwet'en territory. Last week, the RCMP announced they were investigating rep...
Feb 22, 2022
New Updates to School Space Standards Give First Nations More Flexibility to Design and Renovate Schools
Indigenous Services Canada have updated their School Space Accommodations Standards, giving First Nations greater flexibility to design and renovate schools. Through the changes, co-developed with the...
Feb 22, 2022
Coast Copper Stakes New Claim to Expand Red Chris Area Operations
Coast Copper owned Red Chris properties are among three mines expanding after the corporation announced new claims this morning. Coast Copper are 100 percent owners of three properties in the Red Chri...
Feb 22, 2022
February 22nd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 692 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. Of the new cases, 138 come from Northern Health, while 217 come from the Interior. There are currently 733 active Covid hos...
Feb 22, 2022
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project Costs Increase by Nearly $9 Billion
Costs to complete the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project have gone up by nearly 9 billion dollars. Trans Mountain released the results of their review in to the project's schedule and costs tod...
Feb 18, 2022
Interior Health to Begin Resuming Services Temporarily Paused Last Month
Interior Health is gradually resuming services temporarily paused last month due to Covid complications. Scheduling of non-urgent elective surgeries will resume across the health authority on February...
Feb 18, 2022
Covid Outbreak Declared at Williams Lake Seniors Village Assisted Living Facility
A Covid outbreak has been declared at the Williams Lake Seniors Village assisted living facility. Interior Health put the outbreak in place, covering the long term care side of the facility, yesterday...
Feb 18, 2022
Terrace Deputy Fire Chief Says Well Trained Staff at Sonder House Prevented Even Worse Outcome From Wednesday Fire
Terrace Deputy Fire Chief Dave Jephson says well trained staff members prevented a fire at Sonder House which saw one individual severely burned, from becoming even worse. Fire crews were out conducti...
Feb 18, 2022