Category Archives: News
Investigation in to 2014 Mount Polley Mine Disaster Finally Concludes
Investigations in to the 2014 Mount Polley Mine disaster have finally wrapped up. In total, three engineers faced discipline, as well as $226,500 in fines and legal fee payments. Stephen Rice, the mor...
Mar 14, 2022
Kitimat Business Excellence Awards Handed Out Over the Weekend
Residents gathered in Kitimat on Saturday to show support for local businesses for the 2021 Business Excellence Awards. 16 separate awards were handed out at a ceremony at the Mount Elizabeth Theatre,...
Mar 14, 2022
8th Annual Salmon Festival to Go Ahead this Spring, After Two Years of Cancellations
After two years of Covid cancellations, Prince Rupert's 8th annual Salmon Festival is set to return this Spring. Hosted by the Gitmaxmak'ay Nisga'a Dancers, the event is put on each spring to celebrat...
Mar 14, 2022 Announcement Posted on Salmon Fest Prince Rupert Facebook Page.
Multi-Vehicle Collision on Highway 37 Claims Three Lives, Two Youth
Kitimat RCMP are investigating a multi-vehicle collision from Friday, which claimed three lives. Police and fire crews from both Terrace and Kitimat arrived at the scene of the Highway 37 collision, j...
Mar 14, 2022
March 14th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 288 new cases of covid-19, as of Friday night. Of the new cases, 30 come from Northern Health, while 93 are from the Interior. There are 368 active Covid hospitalizations...
Mar 14, 2022
Northern Savings Credit Union Selects New CEO
Stefan Delloch has been selected as the new head of the Northern Savings Credit Union. Delloch had been filling the role of interim CEO, following the retirement ex-leader Bob Marshall at the end of l...
Mar 11, 2022
BC introducing roadmap to help tourism industry recover
Earlier today, the province announced they will be launching a three-year roadmap for revitalizing provincial tourism, creating jobs and opportunities for people and communities across BC. This renewe...
Mar 11, 2022
Indigenous Man Sentenced to 6.5 Years for Manslaughter in 2018 Killing of Stepfather on Tsi Del Del Territory
26 year-old Kyle Gilpin has been sentenced to 6 and a half years behind bars after fatally shooting his step-father in 2018. In October of 2018, Gilpin shot his 36 year-old step-father, Douglas Alexis...
Mar 11, 2022
New Reconciliation Agreement Signed Between Sts'ailes First Nation and Province
A new reconciliation agreement has been signed between the Sts'ailes First Nation and the Province of British Columbia. As part of that agreement, the province is providing the Nation $4.35 million ov...
Mar 11, 2022
Early Development Activities Underway to Bring Indigenous-led Health and Wellness Centre to Northwest
Early development activities to bring an Indigenous-led health and wellness centre to Northwest BC are now underway. In August of 2020, member Nations from the Northern First Nations Alliance came to ...
Mar 11, 2022