Category Archives: News

School District 82 Selects New Superintendent, Set to Take Over in August
After an extensive search, School District 82 has selected their next superintendent. Aaron Callaghan has been selected to replace incumbent Janet Meyer as Superintendent and CEO of the Coast Mountain...
Jeff Blagden Mar 18, 2022 Courtesy: Coast Mountains School District 82

March 18th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 240 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. Of the new cases, 34 come from Northern Health, while 66 are from the Interior. There are 298 active Covid hospitalizations p...
Jeff Blagden Mar 18, 2022

Nisga'a Valley Health Authority Issues Covid-19 Exposure Notice For Hoobiyee Attendees
A Covid exposure notice has been issued for attendees of Hoobiyee celebrations hosted in Gitwinksihlkw last week. Last Friday and Saturday, residents gathered for the first full in-person Hoobiyee cel...
Jeff Blagden Mar 17, 2022

Northwest Regional Airport of Terrace-Kitimat Receives New 58,000 LB Snowblower
Winter weather will have a tougher fight on its hands at the Northwest Regional Airport in Terrace, thanks to their herculean new snowblower. Touted as the most powerful snowblower on the market, the ...
Jeff Blagden Mar 17, 2022

Video Commemorating Demolition of Former Lower Post Residential School Released Online
A video commemorating the demolition of a former Residential School in Lower Post was released publicly this afternoon. That video depicts the ceremonial demolition of the building on Kaska Dena terri...
Jeff Blagden Mar 17, 2022

RCMP Turn Down City of Terrace's "No-Go Zone" Motion for Repeat Offenders
A motion by City Council to look in to instituting a "no-go zone" for repeat offenders in downtown Terrace has been denied by RCMP. The motion to restrict prolific offenders from entering the area was...
Jeff Blagden Mar 17, 2022

Quesnel receives funding to help tell stories of marginalized groups
At their last Council meeting, the city of Quesnel got approval to receive $49,330 in funds from the 150 Time Immemorial Program. The reason that the city was looking to get this funding is so they ca...
Rob Young Mar 17, 2022

Gitxaala nation and Citywest teaming up to bring high speed internet to community
The Gitxaala nation and Citywest have inked a deal that will see high speed internet coming to the community. This will be a fibre optic system under a new company called the Gitxaala Citywest communi...
Rob Young Mar 17, 2022

Quesnel bylaw now forcing downtown businesses to sweep sidewalks
A bylaw in Quesnel has been amended and it will now force business owners to clear their sidewalks not just in the winter, but the summer as well. Due to a request by the Downtown Business association...
Rob Young Mar 17, 2022

E-Mail Set Up To Collect Concerns Over Poor Highway 37 Driving Conditions
Drivers in the Northwest are well aware of just how treacherous and unforgiving Highway 37 can be between Kitimat and Kitwanga. Even in the best of weather conditions, the winding road can prove diffi...
Jeff Blagden Mar 17, 2022