Category Archives: News
January 11th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 6,966 new cases of Covid-19 over the three day period between Friday and Sunday. That brings the province's active case total to 34,551, with 431 in hospital, and 95 in I...
Jan 11, 2022
School District 82 Cancels All Bus Trips in Terrace and Kitimat Tomorrow Due to Road Conditions
Hazardous road conditions prompted by an onslaught of freezing rain have forced School District 82 to cancel bus trips tomorrow. All morning and afternoon bus routes for the Coast Mountains School Dis...
Jan 10, 2022
Coast Mountains School District Afternoon Bus Trips Delayed (#15 Cancelled) Due to Weather
Parents of students in Coast Mountains School District 82 are being advised of delays to bus trips. Freezing rain has been wreaking havoc on roads throughout the Northwest today, leading to travel adv...
Jan 10, 2022
Lee Brain not running for re-election as Prince Rupert mayor
In a surprising announcement, Prince Rupert's mayor Lee Brain let it be known in a post on his Facebook page that he would not be running for re-election in this October's municipal election. Brain sa...
Jan 10, 2022
Police Seeking Witnesses to Fatal Collision North of Chetwynd
RCMP are seeking witnesses to a fatal collision involving a transport truck and a pick up north of Chetwynd last week. Police were called out to the scene of the collision on Highway 97, 25 kms north ...
Jan 10, 2022
New Hazelton RCMP Seeking Owners of Stolen ATVs
RCMP in New Hazelton are looking to find the owners of a pair of ATVs which are believed to be stolen. In late November, police seized the ATVs, as well as two other vehicles from a property, followin...
Jan 10, 2022
Police Seize Numerous Restricted and Prohibited Weapons in Prince Rupert
Reports of gun fire on Friday night led to the seizure of numerous prohibited and restricted weapons in Prince Rupert. Police initially received reports of a gun shot from a resident on the 1900 block...
Jan 10, 2022
UPDATE 2: BC Transit Cancels All Terrace Trips Today Due to Road Conditions After Attempts to Re-Start
Slippery road conditions brought on by freezing rain have forced BC Transit to cancel all trips in Terrace today. Transit initially cancelled trips on all routes in Terrace, Thornhill, Kitsumkalum, an...
Jan 10, 2022
UPDATE: Freezing Rain Prompts Travel Advisories, Closes Highway Sections in Northwest
Residents of the Northwest spent the second weekend of the new year being bombarded by snow, and eventually, freezing rain. Hazardous road conditions will continue in to tonight with freezing rain thi...
Jan 10, 2022 Detail of the tire on winter road
All-Native Basketball Tournament Delayed to Late March
More delays are on the way for this year's All-Native Basketball Tournament. After Covid cancelled last year's event entirely, this year's edition has already been the subject of multiple delays. On F...
Jan 10, 2022