Category Archives: News

TCG Takes Home Another Award, This Time for Mineral Exploration Leadership and Safety
Another award is on the way for the Tahltan Central Government, this time recognizing their leadership in the mining industry. The Association for Mineral Exploration has announced the TCG's Emergency...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

Upcoming MNBC Culture and Language Centre to be Named the Amelia Douglas Institute
An upcoming Mtis Nation of BC Culture and Language Centre now has a name. After lengthy discussions, the Nation has decided to name its planned made-in-BC facility after Amelia Douglas. Amelia was cho...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

Highway 37A to Face Closures Between Stewart and Meziadin This Afternoon
Avalanche control work will see a section of Highway 37A closed down for a couple of hurs this afternoon. Drivers looking to get between Meziadin and Stewart will face delays of up to 1 hour beginning...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

Chief of Assembly of First Nations says response to disasters needs to be quicker
Earlier today, a statement was sent out by the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, stating that there needs to be quicker response times when it comes to handling disasters like floods an...
Rob Young Dec 10, 2021

Prince Rupert Students to Grace Lester Centre Stage for First Live Performance in 2 Years
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, Prince Rupert band students are set to grace the stage for a live performance. Students from grades 5 to 12 will put on a Christmas Band Concert at ...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

District of Wells Byelection Scheduled for February 5th
Residents of the District of Wells will be hitting the polls in February, after a mass exodus left them without a Mayor, and most of Council. Last month, Mayor Gabe Fourchalk announced his resignation...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

Wet, Slippery, and Slushy Conditions To Persist Through to Evening
Slippery, wet, and slushy conditions will continue in the northwest through tonight. Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for inland sections of the Northcoast, particularly Terrace and St...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

Williams Lake RCMP Announce New Acting Inspector
Williams Lake RCMP's newest Acting Inspector brings with him a wealth of experience in the Cariboo and Northern BC. Darren Dodge, who is currently the Quesnel RCMP's Staff Sergeant, will officially ta...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

RCMP North Division to Review Pair of Gitxsan Arrests in Response to Letter from MLA
RCMP will be reviewing a pair of arrests made in Gitxsan territory last month, following a request from MLA Nathan Cullen. Last week, Cullen sent a letter to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki asking her ...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021

North Coast Residents Being Warned of Illegal, Possibly Unsafe, Shellfish Sales
North Coast residents are being warned of illegal, and possibly unsafe, shellfish being sold in the area. Fisheries and Oceans Canada is warning residents not to consume any clams, cockles, or bivalve...
Jeff Blagden Dec 10, 2021 Close up of dense grouping of mussels (shellfish), McClures Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA.