Category Archives: News

October 29th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 758 new cases of Covid-19, as of last night. That brings the total number of active cases in the province to 4,961, with 155 in ICU. Of the new cases, 133 were reported f...
Jeff Blagden Oct 29, 2021

Tensions Continue to Flair Between Wet'suwet'en and Coastal GasLink
Two more Wet'suwet'en land defenders have been arrested as tensions continue to escalate with Coastal GasLink. Chief Dtsa'hyl and Kolin Sutherland-Wilson were arrested yesterday at a blockade on Shea ...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Two recovery liaisons appointed to help with Lytton recovery
Two parliamentary secretaries that have some experience in helping a community recover after a disaster, like when they helped Gran Forks recover after they were flooded in 2018, have now been chosen ...
Rob Young Oct 28, 2021

MP Taylor Bachrach Returns From Alaska Trip
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Taylor Bachrach has returned from his trip to DC with good news. Bachrach departed for the States last week with the goal of discussing salmon and steelhead trout stock soluti...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Workers at Gibraltar mine taking part in multiple strike votes
Multiple strike vote meetings are going to be held both this week and next week in Williams Lake and Quesnel by the union that represents over 500 mine workers at Taseko Mine Limited's mine in Gibralt...
Rob Young Oct 28, 2021

Premier John Horgan to Have Surgery to Treat Throat Lump
Premier John Horgan will undergo surgery tomorrow after discovering a suspicious lump in his throat. According to the Premier, he has been in hospital for testing multiple times since discovering the ...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

NH Provides Updates on Outbreaks at GR Baker Memorial and Bulkley Valley District Hospitals
Northern Health is updating the public on the situation of Covid outbreaks declared earlier this month at two hospitals. On October 19th, an outbreak was declared covering the Inpatient Unit, excludin...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Prince Rupert Light Post Falls Victim to Alleged Impaired Driver
Prince Rupert RCMP have made an arrest in relation to a single-vehicle collision from Wednesday, which took out a light post. According to witnesses, the black truck swerved to avoid a parked car, los...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

NLG Calls for Three Week Pause on Cultural Gatherings in the Nass Valley
With the Nation currently facing 19 confirmed active cases of Covid-19, the Nisga'a Lisims Government has decided to pause all social cultural gatherings in the Nass Valley. Initially recommended by t...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021

Fort St John RCMP Looking for Updates on Missing Woman's Well-Being
Fort St John RCMP are seeking public assistance in the search for a missing woman, whom they haven't had contact with in five years. 47 year-old Tammy Trotter is believed to have last been living in C...
Jeff Blagden Oct 28, 2021