Category Archives: News

February 15th Covid-19 Update
British Columbia is reporting 2,701 new cases of Covid-19 over the three day period between Friday and Sunday. That works out to an average of 900 cases per day. Of the new cases, 324 are from Norther...
Jeff Blagden Feb 15, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Invokes Emergencies Act for First Time Ever to Deal With Ottawa Protests
For the first time since its inception in the 80s, the Emergencies Act has been invoked in Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his decision to invoke the Act today, to help end the on-goin...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

ICBC to Get Rid of Validation Decals, Allow Online Insurance Renewals, Beginning this Spring
Drivers in BC will soon be able to renew their insurance online, and this spring, will no longer need display validation decals. Beginning on May 1st, ICBC will be replacing their insurance decal syst...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

BC Supreme Court Looking to Modify Rules of Contempt, Seeking Public Feedback
British Columbia's Supreme Court is looking to modernize the rules of contempt in their justice system. Rules of Contempt outline the corrective actions available when someone willfully violates a cou...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

Terrace RCMP Seeking Suspects in Business Break-in
Terrace RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify those responsible for a break-in from earlier in the month. Sometime in the early hours of February 4th, a man and a woman gained access to a...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

Coldsnap Winter Music Festival Announces 2022 Dates
After being delayed due to the pandemic, the Coldsnap Winter Music Festival now has a new set of dates. With events shared between two Prince George venues, the Festival will now take place between Ma...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

Two Coastal First Nations Receive New Coast Guard Vessels
Two First Nations on BC's coast will be able to better respond to marine emergencies, thanks to two new coast guard vessels. Both the Quatsino First Nation, on Vancouver Island, and the Kitasoo Xai-xa...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

Chetwynd RCMP Looking for Suspect Who Robbed Bank with Carbine-Style Gun
RCMP in Chetwynd are looking for information on a man who robbed a local bank at gunpoint on Friday. At around 8:40 Friday morning, police were called out to the Scotia Bank on 50th Avenue for reports...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

Coast Mountain College's Campaign to End Stigma Around Mental Health has New, Student-Designed, Logo
A Coast Mountain College campaign to end the stigma and normalize conversations around mental health now has a logo. Designed by Statsi Naziel, a two-spirited Wet'suwet'en - Chilean artist, the logo w...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022

Terrace Airport Escape Comes to Anti-Climactic End in Ditch
A dramatic airport escape in Terrace last week ended in a much more anti-climactic way. Initially, RCMP received reports of a suspicious vehicle which had been idling in a ditch for hours. When they a...
Jeff Blagden Feb 14, 2022