Category Archives: News
More Snowfall Warnings in the North After a Brief Week Off
After a week of reprieve, residents of the North Coast are eyeing yet another burst of winter weather. A snowfall warning has been issued for inland areas of the North Coast, including Terrace, Kitima...
Feb 02, 2022 Detail of the tire on winter road
Port of Prince Rupert Continues to Grow in 2022
Canada's third largest port is set to grow even larger in 2022, with the advancement of a number of key infrastructure projects. DP World Canada and the Prince Rupert Port Authority announced today th...
Feb 02, 2022 DP World's Fairview Container Terminal at the Port of Prince Rupert is expanding its capacity to 1.6 million twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) by Q3 2022 and 1.8 TEUs in 2024. (CNW Group/DP World)
February 2nd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 1,236 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the province's active case total to 28,302, with 1,035 in hospital, and 139 in ICU. Of the new cases, 171 come ...
Feb 02, 2022
Dr Bonnie Henry says number of BC hospitalizations is peaking
During a news conference earlier today, Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the number of people going to the hospital for COVID-19 appears to be peaking. Henry says pandemic related hospi...
Feb 01, 2022
Upcoming project in Northwest BC planning to invest in clean technology
Yesterday, an announcement was made by an NDP MLA regarding a brand new Northwest BC Industry project. Nathan Cullen stated that a lot people will benefit from this project, which will be focusing on ...
Feb 01, 2022
Funding for participation in assessment of Eskay Creek Revitalization Project now available
Funding is now available for people who want to be a part of the impact assessment process for the proposed Eskay Creek Revitalization Project. The project in question is an open-pit gold and silver m...
Feb 01, 2022
Gitmaxmak'ay society offering bursaries to graduating high school students
High School students graduating from the Charles Hays Secondary School or Pacific Coast School could potentially receive some help paying for university or college. The Gitmaxmak'ay society will be of...
Feb 01, 2022
Coors Seltzer looking to continue restoring watersheds in BC
During it's second year of being on Canadian store shelves, Coors Seltzer is looking to improve their efforts in restoring BC bodies of water. Coors Seltzer is going to be more than doubling their wat...
Feb 01, 2022 Photo courtesy of Coors Seltzer
UNBC creating partnership to help make more dementia friendly neighborhoods
The University of Northern British Columbia is partnering with two southern universities to create more dementia friendly neighborhoods. UNBC is collaborating with the University of BC and Simon Frase...
Feb 01, 2022 Photo courtesy of UNBC
Smithers-Based Sawmill Enters Deal to Help Produce Value-Added Wood Products
A Smithers-based sawmill has entered in to an agreement with a Langley-based lumber producer. Through that agreement, Seaton Forest Products will provide San Group with cants to create value-added woo...
Feb 01, 2022