Category Archives: News

Droves of Truckers Headed to Ottawa to Challenge Border Vaccine Mandate
Droves of truckers are headed from the west coast to Ottawa in an effort to challenge newly installed vaccination mandates. On January 15th, new mandates took effect requiring all truckers to be vacci...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

January 24th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 2,364 new cases of Covid-19, as of Friday night. That brings the province's active case total to 33,997, with 924 in hospital, and 130 in ICU. Of the new cases, 190 come ...
Jeff Blagden Jan 24, 2022

Federal Government giving out asset management funding to BC communities
Ottawa is helping 36 BC communities to build stronger communities through better asset management. Those communities will benefit from a combined 1.6 million dollars in federal funding through the Mun...
Rob Young Jan 21, 2022

RCMP warn of new bail money scam
The RCMP has begun warning residents about a new scam that currently making the rounds known as the "bail money scam" where it begins with a conversation on the phone and ends with the scammers coming...
Rob Young Jan 21, 2022

Port Edward LNG Readying for Site Prep After New Agreement with PNG
A proposed LNG facility in the Northwest is finally preparing for site preparation, scheduled to begin this year. In September of last year, the BC Oil and Gas Commission granted a facilities permit t...
Jeff Blagden Jan 21, 2022

British Columbians Being Told to Assume They are a Close Contact to Someone With Covid
British Columbia's top doctor is advising everyone to assume they have been a close contact to someone with Covid. That was just one piece of a significant shift in provincial guidance announced by Dr...
Jeff Blagden Jan 21, 2022

Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Chief Roseanne Casimir Appointed as Shuswap Nation Tribal Council Chairperson
Tk'emlps te Secwpemc Chief Roseanne Casimir has been selected as the next Chairperson of the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, at least until Spring. Casimir was elected by the Council's nine Chiefs yest...
Jeff Blagden Jan 21, 2022

Simon Fraser University study leads to new info about Chinook Salmon and river flows
A recent study conducted by the Simon Fraser University discovered very important information regarding how Chinook Salmon is connected to BC river flows. The study in question found out that the Chin...
Rob Young Jan 21, 2022

Imperial Metals gives up BC watershed after pressure from Indigenous Peoples
Aboriginal groups on both sides of the Canada - US border are celebrating after Imperial Metals caved to pressure. Imperial surrendered its claims in a BC watershed because of serious backlash towards...
Rob Young Jan 21, 2022

Fitness Facilities in Northwest Begin Re-opening, Most Services Require Pre-Booking
With enhanced health orders being lifted yesterday, gyms and fitness centres in the North can now begin phased re-opening along with the rest of the province. Said facilities had been shut down due to...
Jeff Blagden Jan 21, 2022 Background image of modern gym interior with big windows and exercise machines, copy space