Category Archives: News
Carrier Sekani Family Services Launches 'Cousins Before Covid' Campaign
Carrier Sekani Family Services have launched a new campaign aimed at eliminating Covid vaccine hesitancy, titled Cousins Before Covid. That campaign will focus on three main pillars, which align with ...
Nov 03, 2021
November 3rd Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 406 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the total number of active cases in the Province to 4,694, with 137 in ICU. Of the new cases, 86 are from Norther...
Nov 03, 2021
Discriminatory Comments From Kitimat Teacher Aimed at Student Prompt Peaceful Protest
Dozens of students and parents gathered in front of Mount Elizabeth Secondary School this afternoon to peacefully protest the discriminatory actions of a teacher. Yesterday was picture day at the Kiti...
Nov 02, 2021
Taylor Bachrach appointed to a couple of new positions
The MP for the Skeena Bulkley valley has had a few more responsibilities put onto his workload. Taylor Bachrach has just been appointed as the NDP's Transport critic, which is a role he had in a previ...
Nov 02, 2021
BC asks First Nations for opinion on old growth logging
The BC provincial government has decided to have some discussions with BC's First Nations before they stop to any logging operations that put some of the province's old growth ecosystems at risk. The ...
Nov 02, 2021 Forest
Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce Selects New Executive Director
Prince Rupert's Chamber of Commerce will have some new leadership, beginning this month. David Geronazzo has been selected to take over as the new Executive Director of the Prince Rupert and District ...
Nov 02, 2021
Union Workers in Kitimat Planning to Rally Against Vaccine Mandates for this Weekend
Members of multiple unions in Kitimat are planning a rally against mandatory vaccinations for this weekend. Interested individuals will gather at Centennial Park in Kitimat at 11:00 in the morning, an...
Nov 02, 2021
Residents to Gather at Mount Elizabeth Secondary in Support of Haisla Student Mocked by Teacher
Discriminatory comments allegedly made by a teacher at Mount Elizabeth Secondary School have led to a student walk out, and peaceful gathering later today. Yesterday was picture day at the Kitimat bas...
Nov 02, 2021
TB Vets Donates Respiratory Equipment to 4 Northern Hospitals
TB Vets, a charitable organization based in BC, has announced their grant recipients for 2021, with four Northern hospitals benefiting from the funding. Funds will all go towards equipment used to tre...
Nov 02, 2021
Crash Limiting Traffic on Highway 97 North of Quesnel
A crash from this morning has Highway 97 down to single lane traffic north of Quesnel. According to DriveBC, the incident took place roughly 15 kms north of Quesnel, near Umiti Pit Road, early this mo...
Nov 02, 2021